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Laurel

Girl

Meaning of Laurel: Latin: 'bay laurel tree'

Laurel is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 718th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#718

372 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

48,973

First recorded 1883 · peak 1956

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 493 babies1982: 513 babies1983: 443 babies1984: 497 babies1985: 569 babies1986: 489 babies1987: 447 babies1988: 493 babies1989: 526 babies1990: 447 babies19901991: 432 babies1992: 379 babies1993: 435 babies1994: 488 babies1995: 407 babies1996: 376 babies1997: 474 babies1998: 497 babies1999: 444 babies2000: 463 babies20002001: 399 babies2002: 375 babies2003: 404 babies2004: 355 babies2005: 332 babies2006: 316 babies2007: 288 babies2008: 272 babies2009: 241 babies2010: 233 babies20102011: 282 babies2012: 262 babies2013: 297 babies2014: 340 babies2015: 369 babies2016: 459 babies2017: 504 babies2018: 484 babies2019: 388 babies2020: 415 babies20202021: 465 babies2022: 421 babies2023: 394 babies2024: 387 babies2025: 372 babies
US babies named Laurel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 569.

Gender split

4% boys · 96% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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