Laurice
Laurices are rabbit fetuses prepared without evisceration and consumed as a table delicacy. The word is the plural of the Latin word laurex, assumed to have been borrowed from an Iberian source. The word is normally found in the plural number, since, due to their size, more than one would be served at a time.
Meaning & Origin of Laurice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laurices are rabbit fetuses prepared without evisceration and consumed as a table delicacy. The word is the plural of the Latin word laurex, assumed to have been borrowed from an Iberian source. The word is normally found in the plural number, since, due to their size, more than one would be served at a time.
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The Story of Laurice
As a girl name
Laurice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 43 Laurices were born — ranking #1,540 that year. As of 2026, Laurice ranks #17,168 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Laurices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Laurice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 14 Laurices were born — ranking #2,152 that year. As of 2026, Laurice ranks #11,037 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 280 Laurices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Laurice
Laurice is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Laurice's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #1,540. Use the chart and map above to compare Laurice'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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