Is Laurence a boy or girl name?
Laurence is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 66 boys were named Laurence, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 40,117 US babies named Laurence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,196
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Laurence since 1880
- 40,117
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 856 babies
Boys and girls named Laurence, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 303 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 548 | 39 | 6.6% |
| 1900s | 778 | 48 | 5.8% |
| 1910s | 3,714 | 85 | 2.2% |
| 1920s | 5,750 | 89 | 1.5% |
| 1930s | 4,808 | 21 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 6,670 | 16 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 6,889 | 29 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 4,216 | 60 | 1.4% |
| 1970s | 1,938 | 12 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 1,403 | 25 | 1.8% |
| 1990s | 1,073 | 22 | 2% |
| 2000s | 661 | 16 | 2.4% |
| 2010s | 554 | 11 | 1.9% |
| 2020s | 322 | 17 | 5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,540 | 5 | #16,643 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,265 | 5 | #16,630 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,989 | 7 | #12,879 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,277 | 5 | #16,934 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,250 | 6 | #14,862 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,264 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,355 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,905 | 5 | #18,815 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,627 | 5 | #16,970 |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 71 | #1,649 | 6 | #14,186 |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,269 | 6 | #13,024 |
| 1996 | 109 | #1,104 | 5 | #14,794 |
| 1995 | 124 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 124 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 116 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 122 | #936 | 11 | #7,625 |
| 1989 | 145 | #828 | 7 | #10,340 |
| 1988 | 106 | #932 | 8 | #8,839 |
| 1987 | 115 | #873 | 5 | #12,348 |
| 1986 | 119 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 138 | #759 | 5 | #11,635 |
| 1984 | 153 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 134 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 165 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 167 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 161 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 152 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 139 | #714 | 6 | #9,171 |
| 1977 | 158 | #674 | 6 | #9,088 |
| 1976 | 174 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 179 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 184 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 204 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 214 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 231 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 303 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 302 | #448 | 6 | #7,066 |
| 1968 | 321 | #429 | 9 | #4,961 |
| 1967 | 348 | #408 | 8 | #5,220 |
| 1966 | 350 | #405 | 5 | #7,122 |
| 1965 | 364 | #411 | 6 | #6,178 |
| 1964 | 456 | #364 | 7 | #5,764 |
| 1963 | 503 | #345 | 7 | #5,618 |
| 1962 | 520 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 539 | #339 | 12 | #3,895 |
| 1960 | 513 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 518 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 541 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 607 | #308 | 5 | #6,599 |
| 1956 | 651 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 641 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 709 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 748 | #250 | 7 | #4,817 |
| 1952 | 845 | #231 | 11 | #3,468 |
| 1951 | 822 | #229 | 6 | #5,155 |
| 1950 | 807 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 802 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 768 | #233 | 6 | #4,967 |
| 1947 | 778 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 708 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 591 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 581 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 648 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 666 | #219 | 5 | #5,008 |
| 1941 | 524 | #244 | 5 | #4,757 |
| 1940 | 604 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 549 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 478 | #246 | 6 | #4,096 |
| 1937 | 448 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 432 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 427 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 489 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 426 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 479 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 518 | #228 | 8 | #3,363 |
| 1930 | 562 | #226 | 7 | #3,870 |
| 1929 | 586 | #217 | 6 | #4,342 |
| 1928 | 573 | #229 | 12 | #2,696 |
| 1927 | 583 | #228 | 6 | #4,569 |
| 1926 | 610 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 551 | #239 | 18 | #2,155 |
| 1924 | 575 | #238 | 6 | #4,767 |
| 1923 | 543 | #241 | 7 | #4,182 |
| 1922 | 580 | #230 | 12 | #2,882 |
| 1921 | 599 | #223 | 11 | #3,049 |
| 1920 | 550 | #228 | 11 | #3,004 |
| 1919 | 531 | #227 | 16 | #2,202 |
| 1918 | 557 | #222 | 10 | #3,138 |
| 1917 | 495 | #222 | 8 | #3,532 |
| 1916 | 470 | #227 | 9 | #3,152 |
| 1915 | 462 | #222 | 9 | #3,010 |
| 1914 | 379 | #214 | 5 | #3,924 |
| 1913 | 314 | #209 | 6 | #3,025 |
| 1912 | 271 | #204 | 6 | #2,805 |
| 1911 | 121 | #233 | 7 | #2,080 |
| 1910 | 114 | #219 | 9 | #1,699 |
| 1909 | 89 | #234 | 5 | #2,382 |
| 1908 | 91 | #217 | 6 | #1,976 |
| 1907 | 78 | #230 | 6 | #1,947 |
| 1906 | 81 | #218 | 8 | #1,490 |
| 1905 | 77 | #218 | 5 | #2,088 |
| 1904 | 73 | #217 | 7 | #1,566 |
| 1903 | 77 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 71 | #212 | 6 | #1,707 |
| 1901 | 60 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 81 | #220 | 5 | #2,079 |
| 1899 | 63 | #209 | 8 | #1,237 |
| 1898 | 74 | #201 | 9 | #1,216 |
| 1897 | 69 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 59 | #236 | 5 | #1,718 |
| 1895 | 58 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 46 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 53 | #237 | 5 | #1,536 |
| 1892 | 45 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 39 | #258 | 7 | #1,153 |
| 1890 | 42 | #268 | 5 | #1,426 |
| 1889 | 32 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 38 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 28 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 43 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 33 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 24 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 28 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 24 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 28 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 25 | #347 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Laurence reached #201 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #1,153 in 1891. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Laurence
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.