Laureen
Laureen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Laureen Harper, the wife of Canada's 22nd Prime Minister Stephen Harper Laureen Jarrett, teacher and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada Laureen Maxwell, French high jumper Laureen Oliver, American politician who co-founded the New York State Independence Party
- English
Meaning & Origin of Laureen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laureen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Laureen Harper, the wife of Canada's 22nd Prime Minister Stephen Harper Laureen Jarrett, teacher and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada Laureen Maxwell, French high jumper Laureen Oliver, American politician who co-founded the New York State Independence Party
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Laureen
American parents first put Laureen on the record books as a baby girl name in 1917, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 349 Laureens were born — ranking #519 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Laureens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7K Laureens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Laureen
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About the name Laureen
Laureen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Laureen's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #519. Use the chart and map above to compare Laureen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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