Gender
Origin
- English
- Crowned With Laurels
The laurel or sweet bay tree, symbolic of honor and victory - French
- Laurel
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Laurie
Pronunciation
la(u)-rie
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #1045, 46 births); most recent 1990 (rank #8109, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1962 (rank #42, 10,679 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2822, 60 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 60 |
| 2024 | – | 52 |
| 2023 | – | 38 |
| 2022 | – | 51 |
| 2021 | – | 51 |
| 2020 | – | 44 |
| 2019 | – | 49 |
| 2018 | – | 56 |
| 2017 | – | 55 |
| 2016 | – | 48 |
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 2025 (rank #372, 112 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #478, 59 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2006, 14 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | 14 |
| 2024 | 84 | 11 |
| 2023 | 70 | 24 |
| 2022 | 56 | 15 |
| 2021 | 71 | 29 |
| 2020 | 54 | 19 |
| 2019 | 35 | 6 |
| 2018 | 44 | 26 |
| 2017 | 36 | 30 |
| 2016 | 28 | 18 |
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 1980 (rank #1254, 8 births); most recent 1984 (rank #1960, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #55, 1,626 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2256, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 12 |
| 2022 | – | 11 |
| 2021 | – | 13 |
| 2020 | – | 12 |
| 2019 | – | 15 |
| 2018 | – | 23 |
| 2017 | – | 21 |
| 2016 | – | 26 |
| 2015 | – | 26 |
| 2014 | – | 26 |
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 Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #304, 10 births); most recent 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #186, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #367, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #186, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #630, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | – |
| 2024 | 11 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | – |
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 Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #366, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #391, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #193, 12 births); most recent 1964 (rank #304, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1962 (rank #32, 140 births); most recent 1987 (rank #429, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
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