Lauris
Lauris is a given name. In Latvia, it is exclusively a masculine name. In other regions, it can be both a masculine and feminine given name. Individuals bearing the name Lauris include:
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Lauris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lauris is a given name. In Latvia, it is exclusively a masculine name. In other regions, it can be both a masculine and feminine given name. Individuals bearing the name Lauris include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Latvian
The Story of Lauris
As a girl name
American parents first put Lauris on the record books as a girl name in 1918, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 11 Lauriss were born — ranking #2,939 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Lauriss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1966 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 132 Lauriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lauris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 11 births, good for #2,602 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Lauriss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1963 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 167 Lauriss 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 Lauris
Lauris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 167 births in the dataset. Lauris's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,602. Use the chart and map above to compare Lauris'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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