Laurence
4 countriesPopularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Laurence was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
France
181,740 births recorded 1900–2021 · peaked in 1966 with 11,785 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Yvelines, Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States
40,215 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1743 · peaked in 1952 with 856 births
Most common in: New York, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
369 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 1975 with 17 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
15 births recorded 1998–2014 · peaked in 2006 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France rank history
Laurence’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #1027 | — |
| 2003 | #1025 | ↑2 |
| 2004 | #1183 | ↓158 |
| 2005 | #1367 | ↓184 |
| 2006 | #1551 | ↓184 |
| 2007 | #1503 | ↑48 |
| 2008 | #1885 | ↓382 |
| 2009 | #2198 | ↓313 |
| 2010 | #2277 | ↓79 |
| 2011 | #3021 | ↓744 |
| 2012 | #2178 | ↑843 |
| 2013 | #3115 | ↓937 |
| 2014 | #2618 | ↑497 |
| 2015 | #4040 | ↓1422 |
| 2016 | #4521 | ↓481 |
| 2017 | #4534 | ↓13 |
| 2018 | #4467 | ↑67 |
| 2019 | #4025 | ↑442 |
| 2020 | #5949 | ↓1924 |
| 2021 | #4452 | ↑1497 |
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