Feminine dossier · first seen 1924

Lauren

Endangered Down 96.3% from peak
Peak era
1989
Peak births
21,065
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial

Quick answers about Lauren

How many people are named Lauren?

An estimated 454,785 living Americans are named Lauren.

How rare is Lauren?

Lauren is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 777 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.3% from its 1989 peak.

How old is the typical Lauren?

The median age of a living American named Lauren is approximately 34 years, with most bearers falling between 25 and 40 years old.

Is Lauren still popular?

No. Lauren is endangered as a baby name, down 96.3% from its 1989 peak with 777 births in 2025.

Where is Lauren most common?

Lauren has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.

1924Peak 19892025
peak 1989 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
96.3%
2025
777
All-time
475,577

Lauren took 68 years to reach 34 states. A slow burn from Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island outward.

Broke out: Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island, 1955 · over-represented in 34 states over 68 years

Alabama: broke out 2013 AL Alaska: broke out 2020 AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: broke out 1995 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: broke out 1955 CT Delaware: broke out 1956 DE District of Columbia: broke out 1956 DC Florida: broke out 2022 FL Georgia: broke out 2015 GA Hawaii: broke out 1955 HI Idaho: broke out 2020 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: broke out 2006 IA Kansas: broke out 2001 KS Kentucky: broke out 2023 KY Louisiana: broke out 1992 LA Maine: broke out 1962 ME Maryland: broke out 1960 MD Massachusetts: broke out 1955 MA Michigan: broke out 2010 MI Minnesota: broke out 2004 MN Mississippi: broke out 2011 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: broke out 2013 MT Nebraska: broke out 2005 NE Nevada: never over-represented NV New Hampshire: broke out 1958 NH New Jersey: broke out 1955 NJ New Mexico: broke out 2023 NM New York: broke out 1955 NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 2006 ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: never over-represented OK Oregon: never over-represented OR Pennsylvania: broke out 1964 PA Rhode Island: broke out 1955 RI South Carolina: broke out 2010 SC South Dakota: broke out 2009 SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: broke out 1961 VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: never over-represented WV Wisconsin: broke out 2006 WI Wyoming: broke out 2011 WY