Lauri
Lauri was the 12615th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 356th with 717 babies. More babies were named Lauri in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lori) variant of Laurie (Laura) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #12,615 girls, up 3,867 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961717 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,246babies recorded
What does the name Lauri mean?
Lauri is a spelling of Lori, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lori's meaning and origin.
Lori is, according to Wiktionary, a 20th-century spelling of Laurie, from Laura, and in other cases a pet form of names such as Loretta and Lorraine; it was very popular in the US in the 1960s. Laura is usually linked to Latin laurus 'laurel', the plant whose leaves crowned victors, though DMNES notes its etymology is obscure and it may be a pet form of Laurencia. Petrarch's Laura, the subject of his love poems, spread the name in Europe.
laurus (Latin, “laurel”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Laurie, Laura, Lorie, Lorraine.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lori', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Laura', DMNES (Durham University)
Lauri popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 183 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,615 | 7 |
| 2020 | #16,482 | 5 |
| 2010 | #18,637 | 5 |
| 2000 | #11,336 | 8 |
| 1990 | #3,261 | 34 |
| 1980 | #1,245 | 105 |
| 1970 | #503 | 394 |
| 1960 | #364 | 706 |
| 1950 | #1,328 | 48 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lauri, counting every spelling?
Lauri is a spelling of Lori, a name family that ranked #1,085 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,615 for Lauri on its own. Together these spellings went to 208 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori | 118 | #1,726 | 709 |
| Laurie | 60 | #2,842 | 253 |
| Lorie | 8 | #11,511 | 56 |
| Lorrie | 7 | #12,647 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lauri?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lauri (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lauri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lauri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lauri?
About 9,700 people born in the US named Lauri are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 56 and 66. That makes Lauri a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lauri by state
How common Lauri was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.6×), Idaho (3.2×), Washington (2.5×), Oregon (2.5×), Maine (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Kentucky, South Carolina.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lauri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lauri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lauri
What does Lauri mean?
Lauri is a spelling of Lori, which means “variant of Laurie (Laura)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lauri?
Lauri was the 12615th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 356th with 717 babies. More babies were named Lauri in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lauri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lauri in the US.
Where was Lauri most popular?
In 1959–1963, Lauri was most common in Utah (1.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Washington.