Laurens
Laurens is a masculine Dutch given name, the equivalent of Lawrence/Laurence. Notable people with the name include:Laurens Jan Anjema, Dutch squash player Laurens Jacobsz Alteras, Dutch vice admiral Laurens Bake (1629-1702), Dutch poet Laurens Bogtman (1900-1969), Dutch baritone singer Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, Dutch politician Laurens Janszoon Coster, Dutch printer Laurens Craen, Dutch…
Meaning & Origin of Laurens
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laurens is a masculine Dutch given name, the equivalent of Lawrence/Laurence. Notable people with the name include:Laurens Jan Anjema, Dutch squash player Laurens Jacobsz Alteras, Dutch vice admiral Laurens Bake (1629-1702), Dutch poet Laurens Bogtman (1900-1969), Dutch baritone singer Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, Dutch politician Laurens Janszoon Coster, Dutch printer Laurens Craen, Dutch…
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The Story of Laurens
Laurens first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 9 Laurenss were born — ranking #2,523 that year. As of 2026, Laurens ranks #10,151 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 150 Laurenss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Laurens
Laurens is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Laurens's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #2,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Laurens'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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