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Laurie

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Laurie: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #478 to #3541.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#478#3541
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#506
1997#478
1998#639
1999#539
2000#876
2001#627
2002#962
2003#781
2004#1043
2005#890
2006#1153
2007#1073
2008#1516
2009#2148
2010#1815
2011#1225
2012#1210
2013#1360
2014#1070
2015#1204
2016#1689
2017#1144
2018#1272
2019#3541
2020#1556
2021#1161
2022#1849
2023#1325
2024#2411
2025#2006

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 30 of the 61 years from 1964 to 2024.

In 2024: #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2411 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2023

    Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #291 in Northern Ireland in 1999.

Laurie's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#200614HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#372112HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#241111HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#47584HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#132524HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#54470HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#184915HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#63256HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#116129HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#54371HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#155619HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#64054HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#85635HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#127226HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#74944HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#114430HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#86136HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#168918HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#102228HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#120428HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#109525HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#107033HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#103527HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#136024HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#91032HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#121027HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#90133HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#122526HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#87833HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#181515HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#110924HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#214811HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#77737HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#151618HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#86731HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#107327HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#86530HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#115323HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#104821HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#89031HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#101421HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#104323HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#81526HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#78134HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#79526HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#96223HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#60033HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#62741HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#57633HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#87625HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#62429HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#53952HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#65526HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#63939HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#68924HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#47859HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#62926HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#50652HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#45043HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3664HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3514HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3184HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3164HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2914HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#8683HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#3339HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#3805HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3946HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#4175HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#5023HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3567HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#30410HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#3199HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#30310HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#3328HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4075HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#3627HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#3567HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#4145HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4235HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#4694HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#5083HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4663HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#33011HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Laurie is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Laurie, between 1964 and 2025, in 49 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202430#303 in 1990
England and Wales1996–202530#372 in 2025
Northern Ireland1997–20237#291 in 1999
Scotland20241#330 in 2024

Its high point came 35 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1990) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1964; it appears again in 1971.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #291 in Northern Ireland in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.