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Laurence
Pronounced /ˈlɔɹəns/
Rank in 2024
#2,193
Born in 2024
66
Peak year
1952 · #231
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 66 boys were named Laurence, about 1 in every 25,990.
- It peaked in 1952 with 845 babies, ranked #231.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 39,627 boys have been named Laurence since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Laurence per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.5Greatest1901–27
- 0.5Silent1928–45
- 0.3Boomers1946–64
- 0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 9,002 babies, 0.54 per 1,000. Silent: 9,581 babies, 0.46 per 1,000. Boomers: 12,476 babies, 0.33 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,784 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,041 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,075 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 736 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).
- A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈlɔɹəns/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Laurence, CC BY-SA 4.0.