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Laurie

“Variant of Laurence — Person from Laurentum, a town perhaps named for laurel trees” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #2842 in the US (2025) · Retro

Laurie's best rank, #37, came in 1960; it has stepped well back to #2842 today. Roughly 166,000 girls have been named Laurie since 1882.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,500 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lauries

• Laurie Holden — American-Canadian actress
• Laurie Anderson — American artist and musician (born 1947)
• Laurie Metcalf — American actress (born 1955)
• Laurie Hernandez — American artistic gymnast
• Laurie Halse Anderson — American children's writer

In stories & tradition

• Laurie Strode — Halloween
• Laurie — The West Wing
• Laurie Forman — That '70s Show

What Lauries become

Among 722 notable people named Laurie:

Sports figures appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Laurie Hernandez, American artistic gymnast.

Similar names: Lauryn · Sheila · Laurel · Kari · Connie · Lori

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