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Laurel

Laurel means “laurel tree” (English origin). 44,180 US babies since 1940, peak 1956.

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What it means

“laurel tree”

EnglishWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1956

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

44,180 US babies were named Laurel between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Laurel (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 91% of the family

  • Laurel 91%
  • Lauralee 4%
  • Laural 2%
  • Laurelle 1%
  • Laurell 1%
  • Lauriel <1%
  • Lauryl <1%
  • Laurielle <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1956)