Gender
Origin
- English
- Crowned With Laurel
- French
- Laurel
- Latin
- The laurel tree; symbolic of honor and victory
Syllables
2
Themes
- Biblical
- Green
- Nature
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Laurel
Famous People
Artist Laurel Burch, Actress Laurel Goodwin, Comedian Stan Laurel
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1926 (rank #783, 69 births); most recent 2022 (rank #10860, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #241, 1,182 births); most recent 2025 (rank #734, 372 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 372 |
| 2024 | – | 386 |
| 2023 | – | 394 |
| 2022 | 6 | 415 |
| 2021 | – | 465 |
| 2020 | – | 415 |
| 2019 | – | 388 |
| 2018 | – | 484 |
| 2017 | – | 504 |
| 2016 | – | 459 |
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
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4103, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #758, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1719, 17 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 17 |
| 2024 | – | 25 |
| 2023 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | – | 19 |
| 2021 | – | 16 |
| 2020 | – | 20 |
| 2019 | – | 25 |
| 2018 | – | 20 |
| 2017 | – | 27 |
| 2016 | – | 22 |
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 2017 (rank #3315, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #3678, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 4 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | – |
| 2016 | – | 3 |
| 2015 | – | 3 |
| 2014 | – | 4 |
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
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #537, 6 births); most recent 2019 (rank #765, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #81, 52 births); most recent 2019 (rank #584, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence