Is Laurin a boy or girl name?

Laurin is a unisex name. Of the 2,078 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 76.8% were girls and 23.2% were boys. It changed hands in 1960, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Laurin

Recorded 1910–2024 · United States

Laurin was most popular in 1990, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,101 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,078 people named Laurin.

Laurin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laurin’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laurin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laurin is a unisex name — 76.8% of the 2,078 Americans given it were girls and 23.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1960 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. 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.

Names that peaked alongside Laurin

Where Laurin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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