Is Lauren a boy or girl name?
Lauren is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 879 girls and 5 boys were named Lauren, so 99.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 480,615 US babies named Lauren were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,371
- Girl rank, 2024
- #351
- Babies named Lauren since 1884
- 480,615
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 21,199 babies
Boys and girls named Lauren, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 649 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 671 | 16 | 2.3% |
| 1940s | 734 | 2,180 | 74.8% |
| 1950s | 713 | 8,471 | 92.2% |
| 1960s | 489 | 12,466 | 96.2% |
| 1970s | 380 | 21,833 | 98.3% |
| 1980s | 940 | 145,162 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 453 | 153,590 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 247 | 97,157 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 77 | 28,903 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 21 | 5,013 | 99.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,371 | 879 | #351 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 900 | #343 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,410 | 987 | #327 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,556 | 969 | #336 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,278 | #232 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,375 | 1,513 | #202 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,705 | #174 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,445 | 1,992 | #148 |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,349 | 2,325 | #134 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,186 | 2,697 | #119 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,276 | 3,096 | #94 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,347 | 3,349 | #92 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,192 | 3,660 | #72 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,493 | 4,100 | #62 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,518 | 4,466 | #58 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,546 | 5,203 | #46 |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,021 | 6,454 | #30 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,133 | 7,436 | #28 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,214 | 8,498 | #24 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,286 | 9,248 | #21 |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,401 | 9,983 | #16 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,795 | 11,051 | #15 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,796 | 12,326 | #13 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,110 | 12,782 | #15 |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,042 | 14,176 | #11 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,439 | 13,911 | #12 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,063 | 12,907 | #14 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,288 | 13,248 | #14 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,282 | 12,594 | #16 |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,007 | 13,444 | #15 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,066 | 15,158 | #14 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,325 | 16,194 | #12 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,865 | 17,216 | #12 |
| 1991 | 64 | #1,425 | 18,411 | #13 |
| 1990 | 94 | #1,107 | 20,507 | #10 |
| 1989 | 134 | #873 | 21,065 | #9 |
| 1988 | 99 | #975 | 19,638 | #11 |
| 1987 | 109 | #903 | 16,708 | #16 |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,033 | 16,683 | #14 |
| 1985 | 114 | #842 | 15,768 | #15 |
| 1984 | 95 | #905 | 14,475 | #21 |
| 1983 | 99 | #887 | 12,944 | #24 |
| 1982 | 75 | #1,053 | 11,591 | #26 |
| 1981 | 77 | #1,040 | 8,813 | #35 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,221 | 7,477 | #38 |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,294 | 5,625 | #45 |
| 1978 | 49 | #1,293 | 3,670 | #80 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,658 | 2,549 | #114 |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,484 | 2,217 | #125 |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,610 | 1,845 | #144 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,639 | 1,394 | #187 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,570 | 1,097 | #233 |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,585 | 1,007 | #262 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,247 | 1,121 | #261 |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,287 | 1,308 | #241 |
| 1969 | 53 | #1,071 | 1,302 | #233 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,197 | 1,139 | #243 |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,281 | 1,187 | #242 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,227 | 1,186 | #244 |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,008 | 1,302 | #236 |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,169 | 1,376 | #234 |
| 1963 | 61 | #966 | 1,258 | #250 |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,052 | 1,122 | #267 |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,101 | 1,258 | #248 |
| 1960 | 59 | #1,001 | 1,336 | #239 |
| 1959 | 59 | #1,008 | 1,351 | #235 |
| 1958 | 75 | #875 | 1,346 | #225 |
| 1957 | 61 | #978 | 1,306 | #234 |
| 1956 | 63 | #944 | 934 | #287 |
| 1955 | 68 | #903 | 856 | #298 |
| 1954 | 73 | #858 | 735 | #313 |
| 1953 | 65 | #893 | 586 | #343 |
| 1952 | 89 | #749 | 515 | #364 |
| 1951 | 86 | #756 | 417 | #407 |
| 1950 | 74 | #793 | 425 | #393 |
| 1949 | 76 | #792 | 447 | #370 |
| 1948 | 72 | #801 | 422 | #387 |
| 1947 | 91 | #721 | 419 | #390 |
| 1946 | 80 | #735 | 415 | #370 |
| 1945 | 62 | #787 | 381 | #354 |
| 1944 | 65 | #778 | 46 | #1,165 |
| 1943 | 86 | #696 | 15 | #2,392 |
| 1942 | 61 | #837 | 17 | #2,154 |
| 1941 | 77 | #706 | 9 | #3,137 |
| 1940 | 64 | #777 | 9 | #3,094 |
| 1939 | 77 | #678 | 5 | #4,599 |
| 1938 | 80 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 87 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 58 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 60 | #799 | 6 | #4,003 |
| 1934 | 69 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 52 | #860 | 5 | #4,565 |
| 1932 | 56 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 76 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 56 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 75 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 64 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 67 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 55 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 67 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 67 | #830 | 6 | #4,766 |
| 1923 | 51 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 63 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 73 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 67 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 67 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 69 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 47 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 43 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 44 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 42 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 28 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lauren reached #625 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #9 in 1989. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lauren
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.