How Many People Are Named Laurence?
people named Laurence are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 19,294 people in the US has this name
Based on 40,215 babies named Laurence in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
856 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Laurence, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Laurence alive today is about 59 years old, and 61% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 48 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Laurence first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1952, to 856 babies. In 2025, 98 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Laurence has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #201, in 1898. In 2025 it ranked #1,747.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,747 |
| Best rank | #201 (1898) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #276 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Laurence alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Laurence were born in New York than in any other state: about 2,818 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Laurence was given 2.9 times as often in Maine, 2.4 times in Massachusetts and 1.9 times in New York.
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