Laura

“laurel”

Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Laura

Laura means “laurel” and is of Latin origin.

It peaked in 1988.
Over recent years, Laura has been falling sharply (−13.3% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Laura every 16 schools.

Laura ranks 106^th in Ireland, 197^th in Ontario (Canada) and 253^rd in Scotland, against 301^st in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
106^th girls’ name136 babies in 3 years1 girl in 477−7.4% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
197^th girls’ name166 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9310% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
259^th girls’ name44 babies in 3 years1 girl in 954
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
295^th girls’ name35 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,134
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
253^rd girls’ name43 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,265
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
276^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,324
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
261^st girls’ name532 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,443−8% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
370^th girls’ name2,523 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,915−1.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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