Girl · #1,296 in 2026

Lauryn

Lauryn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Lauryn Canny, Irish former child actress Lauryn Chandler, American author of contemporary romance novels Lauryn Hill, American recording artist, musician, producer and actress Lauryn Mark, Olympic Women's Skeet shooter from Australia Lauryn Ogilvie, Australian sport shooter Lauryn Williams, track and field sprint athlete, competing…

  • English
Current Rank
#1,296
Peak Rank
#167 (1999)
Total Babies
22K
5-Yr Trend
-48%
1952
First Year
2026
Last Year
1999
Peak Year
#167
Peak Rank
22K
Total Count
69
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Lauryn

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Lauryn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Lauryn Canny, Irish former child actress Lauryn Chandler, American author of contemporary romance novels Lauryn Hill, American recording artist, musician, producer and actress Lauryn Mark, Olympic Women's Skeet shooter from Australia Lauryn Ogilvie, Australian sport shooter Lauryn Williams, track and field sprint athlete, competing…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Lauryn

The earliest SSA record of Lauryn as a baby girl name dates back to 1952, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 1,883 newborns named Lauryn — #167 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Lauryn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lauryn ranks #1,296 for baby girls with 176 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 22K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Lauryn

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lauryn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Lauryn

Phonetically similar names — useful when Lauryn is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lauryn

What does the name Lauryn mean?
Lauryn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Lauryn Canny, Irish former child actress Lauryn Chandler, American author of contemporary romance novels Lauryn Hill, American recording artist, musician, producer and actress Lauryn Mark, Olympic Women's Skeet shooter from Australia Lauryn Ogilvie, Australian sport shooter Lauryn Williams, track and field sprint athlete, competing…
What is the origin of the name Lauryn?
Lauryn has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Lauryn in 2026?
In 2026, Lauryn ranks #1,296 among girls' names in the U.S., with 176 babies given the name that year.
When was Lauryn most popular?
Lauryn reached its peak popularity in 1999, ranking #167 that year with 1,883 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Lauryn most popular?
Lauryn has historically been most popular in Hawaii, District of Columbia, Mississippi. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Lauryn.
Is Lauryn a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Lauryn is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Lauryn?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Lauryn include Mathilda, Dixie, Lorene. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Lauryn?
Common variants and related forms of Lauryn include Laryn, Lauren, Laurena, Loreen, Loren, Lorena. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Lauryn

Lauryn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Lauryn's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #167. Use the chart and map above to compare Lauryn'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.