Is Laren a boy or girl name?

Laren is a unisex name. Of the 921 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.8% were girls and 40.2% were boys.

Laren

Recorded 1923–2024 · United States

Laren was most popular in 1983, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,977 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 921 people named Laren.

Laren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laren’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laren is a unisex name — 59.8% of the 921 Americans given it were girls and 40.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org