Laurence
Meaning
from Laurentum, crowned with laurel
Laurence around the world
One shared root links 7 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Latin Laurentius "man from Laurentum", a city name Rome linked by tradition to laurus "laurel"
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Laurence has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
502 people · the #13,329 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 40
Among people named Laurence living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Laurence
People given the name Laurence in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Laurence deep dive
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