Lauren remains a common girls' name (#401 in 2025), down from a peak of #9 in 1989.
Lauren is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #401 for girl births in the United States (and #831 across all names), given to 777 babies. Lauren first appears in 1884 and peaked in 1989 (21,065 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 777 | 777 | #401 | — |
| 2024 | 887 | 887 | #351 | #13,426 |
| 2023 | 900 | 900 | #343 | — |
| 2022 | 994 | 994 | #327 | #10,413 |
| 2021 | 978 | 978 | #337 | #8,562 |
| 2020 | 1,278 | 1,278 | #232 | — |
| 2019 | 1,520 | 1,530 | #202 | #10,379 |
| 2018 | 1,705 | 1,705 | #174 | — |
| 2017 | 1,997 | 1,997 | #148 | #13,451 |
| 2016 | 2,333 | 2,333 | #134 | #9,351 |
| 2015 | 2,704 | 2,710 | #119 | #10,187 |
| 2014 | 3,104 | 3,104 | #94 | #10,279 |
| 2013 | 3,361 | 3,361 | #92 | #7,347 |
| 2012 | 3,674 | 3,679 | #72 | #6,194 |
| 2011 | 4,109 | 4,109 | #62 | #8,495 |
| 2010 | 4,475 | 4,481 | #58 | #8,518 |
| 2009 | 5,211 | 5,217 | #46 | #10,546 |
| 2008 | 6,467 | 6,481 | #30 | #7,021 |
| 2007 | 7,455 | 7,463 | #28 | #5,133 |
| 2006 | 8,515 | 8,528 | #24 | #5,214 |
| 2005 | 9,280 | 9,280 | #21 | #3,286 |
| 2004 | 10,030 | 10,040 | #16 | #2,401 |
| 2003 | 11,074 | 11,074 | #15 | #3,795 |
| 2002 | 12,361 | 12,373 | #13 | #2,796 |
| 2001 | 12,811 | 12,818 | #15 | #3,110 |
| 2000 | 14,205 | 14,226 | #11 | #3,042 |
| 1999 | 13,948 | 13,965 | #12 | #2,439 |
| 1998 | 12,934 | 12,946 | #14 | #3,063 |
| 1997 | 13,285 | — | #14 | #2,289 |
| 1996 | 12,631 | — | #16 | #2,282 |
| 1995 | 13,485 | — | #15 | #2,007 |
| 1994 | 15,198 | — | #14 | #2,066 |
| 1993 | 16,227 | — | #12 | #2,325 |
| 1992 | 17,259 | — | #12 | #1,867 |
| 1991 | 18,476 | — | #13 | #1,425 |
| 1990 | 20,600 | — | #10 | #1,107 |
| 1989 | 21,199 | — | #9 | #873 |
| 1988 | 19,736 | — | #11 | #975 |
| 1987 | 16,819 | — | #16 | #902 |
| 1986 | 16,765 | — | #14 | #1,033 |
| 1985 | 15,882 | — | #15 | #842 |
| 1984 | 14,570 | — | #21 | #905 |
| 1983 | 13,043 | — | #24 | #887 |
| 1982 | 11,664 | — | #26 | #1,053 |
| 1981 | 8,890 | — | #35 | #1,040 |
| 1980 | 7,533 | — | #38 | #1,221 |
| 1979 | 5,676 | — | #45 | #1,294 |
| 1978 | 3,718 | — | #80 | #1,293 |
| 1977 | 2,582 | — | #114 | #1,657 |
| 1976 | 2,253 | — | #125 | #1,484 |
| 1975 | 1,877 | — | #144 | #1,610 |
| 1974 | 1,423 | — | #187 | #1,639 |
| 1973 | 1,127 | — | #233 | #1,570 |
| 1972 | 1,036 | — | #262 | #1,586 |
| 1971 | 1,165 | — | #261 | #1,247 |
| 1970 | 1,350 | — | #241 | #1,287 |
| 1969 | 1,355 | — | #233 | #1,071 |
| 1968 | 1,181 | — | #243 | #1,197 |
| 1967 | 1,222 | — | #242 | #1,281 |
| 1966 | 1,224 | — | #244 | #1,227 |
| 1965 | 1,356 | — | #236 | #1,008 |
| 1964 | 1,420 | — | #234 | #1,167 |
| 1963 | 1,319 | — | #250 | #967 |
| 1962 | 1,175 | — | #267 | #1,052 |
| 1961 | 1,309 | — | #248 | #1,102 |
| 1960 | 1,394 | — | #239 | #1,001 |
| 1959 | 1,410 | — | #235 | #1,008 |
| 1958 | 1,421 | — | #225 | #875 |
| 1957 | 1,367 | — | #234 | #978 |
| 1956 | 997 | — | #287 | #944 |
| 1955 | 924 | — | #298 | #903 |
| 1954 | 808 | — | #313 | #858 |
| 1953 | 651 | — | #343 | #894 |
| 1952 | 604 | — | #364 | #749 |
| 1951 | 503 | — | #407 | #756 |
| 1950 | 499 | — | #393 | #793 |
| 1949 | 523 | — | #370 | #792 |
| 1948 | 494 | — | #387 | #801 |
| 1947 | 510 | — | #390 | #721 |
| 1946 | 495 | — | #370 | #735 |
| 1945 | 443 | — | #354 | #787 |
| 1944 | 111 | — | #1,165 | #779 |
| 1943 | 101 | — | #2,392 | #696 |
| 1942 | 78 | — | #2,154 | #837 |
| 1941 | 86 | — | #3,137 | #706 |
| 1940 | 73 | — | #3,094 | #777 |
| 1939 | 82 | — | #4,599 | #678 |
| 1938 | 80 | — | — | #678 |
| 1937 | 87 | — | — | #626 |
| 1936 | 58 | — | — | #808 |
| 1935 | 66 | — | #4,003 | #800 |
| 1934 | 69 | — | — | #738 |
| 1933 | 57 | — | #4,565 | #860 |
| 1932 | 56 | — | — | #857 |
| 1931 | 76 | — | — | #694 |
| 1930 | 56 | — | — | #887 |
| 1929 | 75 | — | — | #726 |
| 1928 | 64 | — | — | #822 |
| 1927 | 67 | — | — | #817 |
| 1926 | 55 | — | — | #908 |
| 1925 | 67 | — | — | #812 |
| 1924 | 73 | — | #4,766 | #830 |
| 1923 | 51 | — | — | #969 |
| 1922 | 63 | — | — | #869 |
| 1921 | 73 | — | — | #796 |
| 1920 | 67 | — | — | #822 |
| 1919 | 67 | — | — | #794 |
| 1918 | 69 | — | — | #786 |
| 1917 | 47 | — | — | #940 |
| 1916 | 43 | — | — | #978 |
| 1915 | 44 | — | — | #947 |
| 1914 | 42 | — | — | #830 |
| 1913 | 28 | — | — | #941 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1910 | 12 | — | — | #962 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #943 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,034 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,056 |