Laurie
Laurie was the 2842nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 37th; the most babies were born in 1962 (10,675). Over the last ten years it has moved down 303 places. More babies were named Laurie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lori) variant of Laurie (Laura) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,842 girls, up 632 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196210,675 babies
- Total since 1880
- 168,442babies recorded
What does the name Laurie mean?
Laurie 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)
Laurie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,954 since 1886.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,842 | 60 |
| 2020 | #3,474 | 44 |
| 2010 | #2,823 | 62 |
| 2000 | #1,770 | 99 |
| 1990 | #649 | 345 |
| 1980 | #195 | 1,335 |
| 1970 | #88 | 4,392 |
| 1960 | #37 | 10,143 |
| 1950 | #194 | 1,391 |
| 1940 | #600 | 135 |
| 1930 | #901 | 65 |
| 1920 | #1,066 | 49 |
| 1910 | #1,044 | 18 |
| 1900 | #1,081 | 13 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Laurie, counting every spelling?
Laurie is a spelling of Lori, a name family that ranked #1,085 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,842 for Laurie 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 Laurie?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laurie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laurie 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laurie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laurie?
About 141,800 people born in the US named Laurie are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 56 and 67. That makes Laurie 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.
Laurie by state
How common Laurie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.9×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Laurie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laurie, they share its era and feel.
Laurie is also a nickname for Lauren, Laura, Lawrence and Laurel.
Questions about the name Laurie
What does Laurie mean?
Laurie is a spelling of Lori, which means “variant of Laurie (Laura)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Laurie?
Laurie was the 2842nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 37th; the most babies were born in 1962 (10,675). Over the last ten years it has moved down 303 places. More babies were named Laurie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Laurie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Laurie in the US.
Where is Laurie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laurie was most common in Pennsylvania (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and South Carolina.