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Laureen

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1950s/1960s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a mid-century variant of Lauren, itself a 20th-century feminine use of Laurence, from Latin, of Laurentum (laurel)

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Laureen peaked in the 1950s and the 1960s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

220 people · the #23,750 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 13

2000s2010s

Among people named Laureen living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Laureen

Most people given the name Laureen in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Laureen you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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