Laurence is an established variant of Lawrence that peaked in 1952 and has since faded.
Laurence is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,747 among boys (93) and #16,263 among girls (5) — overall #3,588 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | 98 | #16,263 | #1,747 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,182 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,140 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | #16,657 | #2,543 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | #16,640 | #2,265 |
| 2020 | 79 | 79 | #12,890 | #1,990 |
| 2019 | 66 | 66 | #16,946 | #2,278 |
| 2018 | 67 | 67 | #14,865 | #2,250 |
| 2017 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,991 |
| 2016 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,355 |
| 2015 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,249 |
| 2014 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,264 |
| 2013 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,648 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,470 |
| 2011 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,572 |
| 2010 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,901 |
| 2009 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,337 |
| 2008 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,419 |
| 2007 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,357 |
| 2006 | 76 | 76 | #18,816 | #1,905 |
| 2005 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,051 |
| 2004 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,774 |
| 2003 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,575 |
| 2002 | 79 | 79 | #16,971 | #1,627 |
| 2001 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,704 |
| 2000 | 77 | 77 | #14,186 | #1,649 |
| 1999 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,380 |
| 1998 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,257 |
| 1997 | 97 | — | #13,024 | #1,269 |
| 1996 | 114 | — | #14,794 | #1,104 |
| 1995 | 124 | — | — | #998 |
| 1994 | 103 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1993 | 101 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1992 | 124 | — | — | #971 |
| 1991 | 116 | — | — | #996 |
| 1990 | 133 | — | #7,626 | #936 |
| 1989 | 152 | — | #10,340 | #828 |
| 1988 | 114 | — | #8,839 | #932 |
| 1987 | 120 | — | #12,348 | #873 |
| 1986 | 119 | — | — | #831 |
| 1985 | 143 | — | #11,634 | #759 |
| 1984 | 153 | — | — | #707 |
| 1983 | 134 | — | — | #748 |
| 1982 | 164 | — | — | #679 |
| 1981 | 167 | — | — | #668 |
| 1980 | 161 | — | — | #683 |
| 1979 | 152 | — | — | #695 |
| 1978 | 145 | — | #9,171 | #714 |
| 1977 | 164 | — | #9,089 | #674 |
| 1976 | 174 | — | — | #622 |
| 1975 | 179 | — | — | #608 |
| 1974 | 184 | — | — | #588 |
| 1973 | 204 | — | — | #554 |
| 1972 | 214 | — | — | #543 |
| 1971 | 231 | — | — | #529 |
| 1970 | 303 | — | — | #466 |
| 1969 | 308 | — | #7,063 | #448 |
| 1968 | 330 | — | #4,962 | #429 |
| 1967 | 356 | — | #5,221 | #407 |
| 1966 | 355 | — | #7,122 | #406 |
| 1965 | 370 | — | #6,178 | #411 |
| 1964 | 463 | — | #5,764 | #364 |
| 1963 | 510 | — | #5,619 | #346 |
| 1962 | 519 | — | — | #342 |
| 1961 | 552 | — | #3,894 | #338 |
| 1960 | 513 | — | — | #344 |
| 1959 | 518 | — | — | #341 |
| 1958 | 541 | — | — | #331 |
| 1957 | 612 | — | #6,599 | #308 |
| 1956 | 651 | — | — | #288 |
| 1955 | 641 | — | — | #284 |
| 1954 | 709 | — | — | #264 |
| 1953 | 755 | — | #4,816 | #250 |
| 1952 | 856 | — | #3,468 | #231 |
| 1951 | 828 | — | #5,154 | #229 |
| 1950 | 807 | — | — | #227 |
| 1949 | 802 | — | — | #226 |
| 1948 | 774 | — | #4,967 | #233 |
| 1947 | 778 | — | — | #232 |
| 1946 | 708 | — | — | #224 |
| 1945 | 591 | — | — | #227 |
| 1944 | 581 | — | — | #233 |
| 1943 | 648 | — | — | #225 |
| 1942 | 671 | — | #5,009 | #219 |
| 1941 | 529 | — | #4,756 | #244 |
| 1940 | 604 | — | — | #211 |
| 1939 | 549 | — | — | #220 |
| 1938 | 484 | — | #4,096 | #246 |
| 1937 | 448 | — | — | #254 |
| 1936 | 432 | — | — | #258 |
| 1935 | 427 | — | — | #261 |
| 1934 | 489 | — | — | #236 |
| 1933 | 426 | — | — | #255 |
| 1932 | 479 | — | — | #244 |
| 1931 | 526 | — | #3,363 | #228 |
| 1930 | 569 | — | #3,870 | #226 |
| 1929 | 592 | — | #4,342 | #217 |
| 1928 | 585 | — | #2,696 | #229 |
| 1927 | 589 | — | #4,569 | #228 |
| 1926 | 610 | — | — | #221 |
| 1925 | 569 | — | #2,155 | #239 |
| 1924 | 581 | — | #4,767 | #238 |
| 1923 | 550 | — | #4,182 | #241 |
| 1922 | 592 | — | #2,883 | #230 |
| 1921 | 610 | — | #3,049 | #223 |
| 1920 | 561 | — | #3,004 | #228 |
| 1919 | 547 | — | #2,202 | #227 |
| 1918 | 567 | — | #3,138 | #222 |
| 1917 | 503 | — | #3,532 | #222 |
| 1916 | 479 | — | #3,152 | #227 |
| 1915 | 471 | — | #3,010 | #222 |
| 1914 | 384 | — | #3,924 | #214 |
| 1913 | 320 | — | #3,025 | #209 |
| 1912 | 277 | — | #2,805 | #204 |
| 1911 | 128 | — | #2,080 | #233 |
| 1910 | 123 | — | #1,699 | #219 |
| 1909 | 94 | — | #2,382 | #234 |
| 1908 | 97 | — | #1,976 | #217 |
| 1907 | 84 | — | #1,947 | #230 |
| 1906 | 89 | — | #1,490 | #218 |
| 1905 | 82 | — | #2,088 | #218 |
| 1904 | 80 | — | #1,566 | #217 |
| 1903 | 77 | — | — | #202 |
| 1902 | 77 | — | #1,707 | #212 |
| 1901 | 60 | — | — | #224 |
| 1900 | 86 | — | #2,079 | #220 |
| 1899 | 71 | — | #1,237 | #209 |
| 1898 | 83 | — | #1,216 | #201 |
| 1897 | 69 | — | — | #206 |
| 1896 | 64 | — | #1,718 | #236 |
| 1895 | 58 | — | — | #232 |
| 1894 | 46 | — | — | #258 |
| 1893 | 58 | — | #1,536 | #237 |
| 1892 | 45 | — | — | #268 |
| 1891 | 46 | — | #1,153 | #258 |
| 1890 | 47 | — | #1,426 | #268 |
| 1889 | 32 | — | — | #308 |
| 1888 | 38 | — | — | #287 |
| 1887 | 28 | — | — | #315 |
| 1886 | 43 | — | — | #261 |
| 1885 | 33 | — | — | #293 |
| 1884 | 24 | — | — | #366 |
| 1883 | 28 | — | — | #315 |
| 1882 | 24 | — | — | #368 |
| 1881 | 28 | — | — | #310 |
| 1880 | 25 | — | — | #347 |