Laurance vs Lauren

Side-by-side comparison of Laurance and Lauren — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Laurance

Boy name

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Name B

Lauren

Girl name · Rank #351

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Metric Laurance Lauren
Current Rank Unranked #351
Total Births (all years) 1,932 474,797
Peak Year 1956 1989
Peak Year Births 47 21,065
Peak Decade 1940ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1885 1924

Births by Decade

Decade Laurance Lauren
1880ss 7 —
1900ss 21 —
1910ss 151 —
1920ss 252 6
1930ss 251 16
1940ss 368 2,180
1950ss 362 8,471
1960ss 220 12,466
1970ss 107 21,833
1980ss 107 145,162
1990ss 66 153,590
2000ss 14 97,157
2010ss 6 28,903
2020ss — 5,013

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Laurance Lauren
2014 — 3,096
2015 — 2,697
2016 — 2,325
2017 — 1,992
2018 — 1,705
2019 — 1,513
2020 — 1,278
2021 — 969
2022 — 987
2023 — 900
2024 — 879

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1885–2011.

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