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Lauran

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How to Pronounce Lauran

Pronounced LOR-en /ˈlɔːr.ən/High

Meaning: Lauran is a variant spelling of Lauren, the feminine adoption of Laurence, from the Latin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum' — a town whose name evokes the laurel of victory. As Lauren surged for girls in the later twentieth century, spellings like Lauran appeared alongside it, keeping the laurel association.Medium

In 30 seconds: Lauran is a variant of Lauren, from Laurence ('from Laurentum'/'laurel'). It peaked around 1989 and reads as a late-century respelling.
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Origin MediumEnglish, Latin
MeaningLauran is a variant spelling of Lauren, the feminine adoption of Laurence, from the Latin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum' — a town whose name evokes the laurel of victory. As Lauren surged for girls in the later twentieth century, spellings like Lauran appeared alongside it, keeping the laurel association.
U.S. rank (2020)#16470 ↗ Rising
2020 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1989
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,468

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198919452020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lauran is a spelling variant of Lauren, itself from Laurence and the Latin Laurentius, tied to the laurel wreath of honor. It rode the wave of Lauren's popularity in the later twentieth century as a subtly individualized form.

Lauran crested around 1989 at roughly seventy girls a year and faded through the following decades. A Lauran from the peak is in her mid-thirties now. The classic Lauren endures, but the Lauran spelling is dated to its moment and has not revived.

Did you know? Lauren's rise from the nineteen-sixties on generated a cluster of near-spellings — Lauran, Loren, Lauryn — each a small personalization of a name at the height of fashion.
Overall data confidence 66%
References — Lauran — Variant of Lauren (from Laurence, 'laurel'); late-1980s

Variations

LaurenLorenLauryn

Nicknames

LaurieLo

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If you like Lauran…

Lauren— the standard spelling Lauran varies
Laurel— the plant name behind the whole family
Laura— the classic feminine root of Lauren
Christian— shares Lauran's Latin roots
Roman— echoes that soft -an sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lauran mean?

Lauran is a form of Lauren, from Laurence and the Latin for 'from Laurentum,' linked to the victory laurel.

How do you pronounce Lauran?

It's said LOR-en /ˈlɔːr.ən/ — two syllables, stress on the first, like Lauren.

Is Lauran a boy or girl name?

Lauran is used as a girl's name; the root Laurence is male, but Lauran follows Lauren.

How popular is Lauran?

Lauran was an uncommon spelling of Lauren that peaked in the late nineteen-eighties and has faded since.

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