Gender
Origin
- Latin
- the bay, or laurel plant
- French
- Crowned with laurel
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Laure
Pronunciation
la(u)-re
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #1053, 102 births); most recent 2019 (rank #15532, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1949 (rank #687, 6 births); most recent 1950 (rank #979, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #40, 2,457 births); most recent 2023 (rank #578, 76 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 76 |
| 2022 | – | 83 |
| 2021 | – | 83 |
| 2020 | – | 97 |
| 2019 | – | 101 |
| 2018 | – | 102 |
| 2017 | – | 110 |
| 2016 | – | 139 |
| 2015 | – | 173 |
| 2014 | – | 179 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence