Laurene
Laurene is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Laurene Powell Jobs, American heiress, businesswoman, and executive Laurene Landon, Canadian-American film and television actress Laurene Simms, American educator and hearing advocate.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Laurene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laurene is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Laurene Powell Jobs, American heiress, businesswoman, and executive Laurene Landon, Canadian-American film and television actress Laurene Simms, American educator and hearing advocate.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Laurene
The earliest SSA record of Laurene as a baby girl name dates back to 1894, when 7 babies received it. 1954 was its biggest year on record, with 137 newborns named Laurene — #802 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Laurenes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 4K Laurenes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Laurene
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About the name Laurene
Laurene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Laurene's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #802. Use the chart and map above to compare Laurene'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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