Laurin
Laurin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Laurin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laurin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Laurin
As a girl name
Laurin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1946, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 74 Laurins were born — ranking #1,892 that year. As of 2026, Laurin ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Laurins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Laurin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 19 Laurins were born — ranking #1,837 that year. As of 2026, Laurin ranks #9,912 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 481 Laurins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Laurin
Laurin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Laurin's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #1,892. Use the chart and map above to compare Laurin'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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