Lauren
Lauren Pronunciation LOR -ənLORR -ən Gender Unisex (mostly female)Language(s) Meaning Sweet of Honor Region of origin Variant form(s) Related names
Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence , a feminine version of Laurent , which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius .
Although originally a male name, the name's popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske).[ 1] United Kingdom , the United States , and Australia . In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s.
Given name
Lauren (Cameroonian footballer) (Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer; born 1977), Cameroonian men's footballerLauren (Brazilian footballer) (Lauren Eduarda Leal Costa; born 2002), Brazilian women's footballerLauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician and pathologistLauren Adams (actress) (born 1982), American actressLauren Adamson (1948–2021), American developmental psychologistLauren Agenbag (born 1996), South African cricket umpireLauren Ahrens (born 1991), Australian rules footballerLauren Alaina (born 1994), American singer and former American Idol 10 contestantLauren Albanese (born 1989), American professional tennis playerLauren Alloy , American professorLauren Ambrose (born 1978), American actress and singerLauren Anderson (dancer) (born 1965), American ballet dancerLauren Anderson (model) (born 1980), American model and Playboy PlaymateLauren Andino (born 1986), American artist, musician and skateboarderLauren Marie-Elizabeth "Lulu" Antariksa (born 1995), American actress and singer
Lauren Aquilina (born 1995), British singerLauren Arikan (born 1984, American politicianLauren Arnell (born 1987), Australian rules footballerLauren Arnouts (born 1994), Dutch professional racing cyclistLauren Arthur , American politicianLauren Ash (born 1983), Canadian actress and comedianLauren Auder (born 1999), British-French singer and record producerLauren Bacall (1924–2014), American actress born Betty Joan PerskeLauren Baillie (born 1982), Scottish lawn bowlerLauren Anne Baldwin , British actressLauren Brooke Baldwin (born 1979), American journalist
Lauren Barlow (born 1985), member of Christian rock band Barlow GirlLauren Barnes (born 1989), American professional soccer defenderLauren Barnette (born 1985), Miss Virginia 2007Lauren Barnholdt , American authorLauren Barwick (born 1977), Canadian equestrianLauren Bay Regula (born 1981), Canadian softball pitcherLauren Beard (born 1984), British children's book illustratorLauren Beers (born 1994), American artistic gymnastLauren Belfer , American writerLauren Bench (born 1997), American ice hockey playerLauren Bennett (born 1989), British singer, dancer and modelLauren Benton (born 1988), British philanthropistLauren Benton (historian) (born 1956), American historianLauren Bercovitch (born 1984), Canadian producerLauren Berlant (1957–2021), American academicLauren Bertolacci (born 1985), Australian volleyball playerLauren Beukes (born 1976), South African novelistLauren Billys (born 1988), Puerto Rican Olympic eventing riderLauren Bittner (born 1980), American actressLauren Boebert (born 1986), American politician, businesswoman, congresswomanLauren Bon (born 1962), American artistLauren Book (born 1984), American politicianLauren Booth (born 1967), Journalist, activistLauren Ogilvie "Lo" Bosworth (born 1986), American appearing in the reality TV shows Laguna Beach and The Hills
Lauren Bowles (born 1970), American actressLauren Boyle (born 1987), New Zealand swimmerLauren Brant (born 1989), Australian entertainerLauren Braun Costello (born 1976), American chefLauren Briggs (born 1979), British squash playerLauren Brooke , British authorLauren Bruton (born 1992), English footballerLauren Burgess (born 1986), New Zealand rugby playerLauren Burns (born 1974), Australian martial artistLauren Bush (born 1984), American modelLauren Cahoon (born 1985), American taekwondo practitionerLauren Campbell (born 1981), Canadian triathleteLauren Carlini (born 1995), American volleyball playerLauren Ashley Carter , American actress and producerLauren Chamberlain (born 1993), American softball playerLauren Chapin (born 1945), American actressLauren Cheatle (born 1998), Australian cricket playerLauren Chief Elk , Native American feminist educatorLauren Child (born 1965), British author and illustratorLauren Cholewinski (born 1988), American speed skaterLauren Christy (born 1967), English-born singer and songwriterLauren Cohan (born 1982), American actress best known for her role on The Walking Dead Lauren Cohn , newsreaderLauren Collins (born 1986), Canadian actress best known for her role on Degrassi: The Next Generation Lauren Colthorpe (born 1985), Australian association football playerLauren Conrad (born 1986), American reality television star known for her role on The Hills Lauren Cornell , American curatorLauren Corrao , American television executiveLauren Cox (born 1998), American professional basketball playerLauren Crace (born 1986), British actressLauren Crandall (born 1985), American field hockey playerLauren Creamer (born 1992), Irish cyclistLauren Cuthbertson (born 1984), British ballerinaLauren Daigle (born 1991), American singerLauren Davies , British novelistLauren Davis (born 1993), American professional tennis playerLauren B. Davis (born 1955), Canadian writerLauren De Crescenzo (born 1990), American cyclistLauren DeStefano (born 1984), American authorLauren Diewold (born 1990), Canadian actressLauren Donner (born 1949), American producerLauren Doyle (born 1991), American rugby sevens playerLauren Drain (born 1985), American nurseLauren Drummond (born 1987), British actressLauren Duca (born 1991), American freelance writer and reporterLauren Dukoff (born 1984), American photographerLauren Ebsary (born 1983), Australian women's cricketerLauren Egea (born 1996), Spanish professional footballerLauren Elaine (born 1983), American fashion designer, actress and modelLauren Elder , American artist and designerLauren Elder (born 1990) (born 1990), American artistLauren Elliott (born 1946), American video game designerLauren Ellis (born 1989), New Zealand track cyclistLauren Embree (born 1991), American tennis playerLauren English (born 1989), American swimmerLauren Ervin (born 1985), American women's basketball playerLauren Evans (born 1983), American singer and songwriterLauren Ezersky , American television presenterLauren Fagan , Australian operatic sopranoLauren Faust (born 1974), Emmy-nominated American animator and creator of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Lauren Fendrick (born 1982), American professional beach volleyball playerLauren Fensterstock (born 1975), American artist, writer, curator, criticLauren Filer (born 2000), English cricketerLauren Fisher (born 1982), American former tennis playerLauren Fix , American journalistLauren Flaherty , American business woman and chief marketing officerLauren Flanigan (born 1959), American singerLauren Flax , DJ, songwriter and producerLauren Fleshman (born 1981), American track and field athleteLauren Fowlkes (born 1988), Association footballerLauren Froderman (born 1991), American dancerLauren Frost (born 1985), heroine in the series "Bloom"Lauren Gale (1917–1996), American basketball playerLauren Gale (sprinter) (born 2000), Canadian athleteLauren Galley (born 1995), American authorLauren Gardner (born 1985), American sportscasterLauren Geremia (born 1982), American interior designerLauren German (born 1978), American actressLauren Gibbemeyer (born 1988), American indoor volleyball playerLauren Gibbs (born 1984), American bobsledderLauren Gibson (born 1991), American softball playerLauren Giraldo (born 1998), American singer, actress, producer and advocateLauren Glassberg (born 1971), American journalistLauren Glazier (born 1985), Canadian actressLauren Gold (born 1981), English fashion model and actressLauren Goodger (born 1986), English TV personality and modelLauren Goodnight (born 1980), American voice actressLauren Gottlieb , Indian actress and dancerLauren Graham (born 1967), American actressLauren Grandcolas (1963–2001), American terrorism victimLauren Gray (born 1991), Scottish curlerLauren Green (born 1958), American musicianLauren Greenfield (born 1966), American artist and documentary photographerLauren Gregg (born 1960), American soccer coachLauren Greutman (born 1981), American authorLauren Griffiths (born 1987), English cricketerLauren Grodstein (born 1975), American novelistLauren Groff (born 1978), American novelistLauren Gunderson (born 1982), American playwrightLauren Gussis , American television writerLauren Haeger (born 1992), American professional softball pitcherLauren Hall (born 1979), American cyclistLauren Hogg (born 2003), American gun control advocateLauren Kelsey Hall (born 1984), beauty queenLauren Hallowell (born 1989), British ice hockey playerLauren Hammersley , Canadian actressLauren Haney (born 1936), American novelistLauren Harries (born 1978), child actressLauren Harris (born 1984), British singerLauren Hart (born 1967), American musicianLauren Henderson (born 1966), English novelistLauren Zoe "Laurie" Hernandez (born 2000), American artistic gymnast
Lauren Herring (born 1993), US tennis playerLauren Hewett (born 1981), Australian actressLauren Hewitt (born 1978), Australian track and fieldLauren Hildebrandt (born 1982), American musicianLauren Hill (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball playerLauren Michelle Hill (born 1979), Playboy playmateLauren Hobart (born 1969/1970), American businesswomanLauren Hoffman (born 1977), American singerLauren Hogg (born 2003), American activist and authorLauren Holiday (born 1987), American soccer playerLauren Holly (born 1963), American actressLauren Holmes , American authorLauren Holt (born 1991), American actressLauren Holtkamp (born 1980), American professional refereeLauren Howe (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golferLauren Howe (model) (born 1993), Canadian actress and model / Miss Universe 2017Lauren Hunkin (born 1979), Canadian show jumperLauren Hutton (born 1943), former modelLauren Iungerich (born 1974), American writerLauren J. Fuchs , American field hockey playerLauren Jackson (born 1981), Australian basketball playerLauren Jansen (born 1992), Australian basketball playerLauren Jauregui (born 1996), American singerLauren Jelencovich (born 1980s), American soprano singer, Yanni vocalistLauren Jenkins (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, actress and directorLauren Jeska (born 1974), British transgender athlete convicted of attempted murderLauren Johnson (born 1987), American middle-distance runnerLauren Jones (born 1982), American actressLauren K. Alleyne , Trinidadian-American immigrant poet and authorLauren Kalman (born 1980), American visual artistLauren Kate (born 1981), American writerLauren Kennedy (born 1973), American actressLauren Kern , American magazine editorLauren Kessler , American writerLauren Kieffer (born 1987), American equestrianLauren Kim Roche (born 1961), New Zealand writerLauren Kitchen (born 1990), Australian cyclistLauren Kleppin (born 1988), American long-distance runnerLauren Komanski (born 1985), American bicycle racerLauren Koslow (born 1953), American actressLauren Lake (born 1969), American lawyer and broadcasterLauren Landa , American voice actressLauren Lane (born 1961), American actressLauren Lanning (born 1983), Miss Texas 2006Lauren Lapkus (born 1985), American actressLauren Lappin (born 1984), American softball playerLauren Laverne (born 1978), British disc jockeyLauren Lazin , film and television directorLauren Lazo (born 1993), American association football playerLauren Lenentine (born 2000), Canadian curlerLauren Liebenberg (born 1972), South African writerLauren LoGiudice , American actressLauren London (born 1984), American actress known for her role in ATL Lauren Lucas , American musicianLauren Lueders (born 1987), American basketball playerLauren Luke (born 1981), English makeup artist and Internet MogulLauren Lyle (born 1993), Scottish actressLauren D. Lyman (1891–1972), American journalistLauren Lyster (born 1981), American finance journalistLauren MacColl , fiddle playerLauren McCrostie (born 1996), British actressLauren McFall (born 1980), American swimmerLauren McKnight (born 1988), American actressLauren McQueen (born 1996), English actressLauren MacMullan (born 1971), animation director best known for her work on King of the Hill Lauren Maltby (born 1984), American actressLauren Mann (born 1984), Canadian curlerLauren Manning (born 1961), American authorLauren Mansfield (born 1989), Australian basketball playerLauren Marcus , American actressLauren Matsumoto (born 1987), American politicianLauren Mayberry (born 1987), British singerLauren Mayhew (born 1985), American singer and actressLauren Meece (born 1983), American judokaLauren Mellor (born 1985), South African fashion modelLauren Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (born 1955), American actress
Lauren Miller Rogen (born 1982), American actressLauren Milliet (born 1996), American soccer midfielderLauren Mitchell (born 1991), gymnastLauren Molina (born 1981), American actressLauren Mollica (born 1980), American skateboarderLauren Montgomery (born 1980), American artistLauren Morelli (born 1982), American writerLauren Moss (born 1987), Australian politicianLauren Mote (born 1997), English actressLauren Mukheibir (born 2001), South African rock climberLauren Murdoch , Australian head chefLauren Murphy (born 1983), American mixed martial artistLauren "Mykie " Mychal (born 1989), American YouTuber and make-up artist
Lauren Myracle (born 1969), authorLauren Nelson (born 1986), Miss American 2007Lauren Newton (born 1952), American singerLauren Nicholson (born 1993), Australian professional basketball playerLauren Nourse (born 1982), Australian netball playerLauren O'Connell (born 1988), singer/songwriterLauren O'Farrell , British writer and artistLauren O'Neil , British actressLauren O'Reilly (born 1989), Canadian volleyball playerLauren O'Rourke , English actressLauren Oliver (born 1982), American authorLauren Ornelas , American activistLauren Keyana Keke Palmer (born 1993), American actress
Lauren Paolini (born 1987), American volleyball playerLauren Parkes (born 1987), Miss Black Delaware USA 2007
Lauren Patten (born 1992), American actressLauren Perdue (born 1991), American swimmer, Olympic gold medalistLauren Perkins (born 1988), American skateboarderLauren Phillips , British actress, television presenterLauren Platt (born 1997), British singerLauren Plawecki (born 1994), American politicianLauren Poe , mayor of GainesvilleLauren Poetschka (born 1974), Australian hurdlerLauren Pope (born 1982), English actressLauren Potter (born 1990), American actressLauren Powers (born 1961), American actress and bodybuilderLauren Powley (born 1984), American field hockey playerLauren Price (born 1994), British boxingLauren Pritchard (actress) (born 1977), American actressLauren "Lolo" Pritchard (born 1987), American actress and singer
Lauren Quigley (born 1995), British swimmerLauren Raine , American artistLauren Redniss , American artist and writerLauren Rembi (born 1992), French fencerLauren Resnick , American psychologistLauren Reynolds (born 1991), Australian cyclistLauren Ridloff (born 1978), American actressLauren Rikleen , American attorney, author and expert speakerLauren Rowles (born 1998), British parasport rowerLauren Royal , American authorLauren S. McCready (1915–2007), founder of the US Merchant Marine AcademyLauren Samuels (born 1988), British actress and singerLauren Sánchez (born 1969), American news anchorLauren Sanderson (born 1996), American singer and songwriterLauren Santo Domingo (born 1976), American magazine editorLauren Savoy (born 1963), American musicianLauren Scala (born 1982), American television reporterLauren Schacher (born 1985), American screenwriterLauren Scherf (born 1988), Australian basketball playerLauren Schmetterling (born 1988), American rowerLauren Schmidt Hissrich (born 1978), American television producerLauren Scott , American LGBT activistLauren Scruggs (born 1988), American fashion journalist, blogger and modelLauren Selby (born 1984), British squash playerLauren Selig , American film producerLauren Senft (born 1987), figure skaterLauren Sesselmann (born 1983), American-born Canadian defender, former forwardLauren Shakely (born 1948), American poetJulia Lauren Shehadi (born 1983), American sportscaster
Lauren Shera (born 1988), American musicianLauren Sherman , American journalistLauren Siddall (born 1984), British squash playerLauren Silva (born 1987), American painterLauren Silver (born 1993), American footballerLauren Silver (water polo) (born 1987), American water polo playerLauren Sisler (born 1984), American sports journalistLauren Simmons (born 1994), African American stock traderLauren Slater (born 1963), writer and psychologistLauren Smith (badminton) (born 1991), British badminton playerLauren Lee Smith (born 1980), Canadian actressLauren Socha (born 1990), British actressLauren Southern (born 1995), Canadian political activistLauren Spalding (born 1980), American sprint canoerLauren Spierer (born 1991), American college studentLauren Stamile (born 1976), American actressLauren States (born 1956), former Chief of TechnologyLauren Steadman (born 1992), British ParalympianLauren Stephens (born 1986), American racing cyclistLauren Storm (born 1987), American actress and modelLauren Strawn (born 1992), American singer-songwriterLauren Sullivan , British politicianLauren Tamayo (born 1983), American professional racing cyclistLauren Tarshis (born 1963), author of the I Survived series and Emma-Jean Lazarus Lauren Taylor (actress) (born 1998), American actressLauren Taylor (golfer) (born 1994), English professional golferLauren Taylor (journalist) , British journalistLauren-Marie Taylor (born 1961), American actressLauren Terrazzano (1968-2007), American journalistCynthia Lauren Tewes (born 1954), American actress best known for her role in TV's The Love Boat
Lauren Thomas-Johnson (born 1988), British professional basketball playerLauren Thompson (born 1982), American television journalistLauren Tom (born 1961), American actress best known for her role in The Joy Luck Club Lauren Townsend (footballer) (born 1990), Welsh football defenderLauren Toyota , Canadian actressLauren Turner (singer) (born 1986), American singerLauren Underwood (born 1986), American politicianLauren Caitlin Upton (born 1989), Miss Teen USA 2007
Lauren V. Wood , American allergistLauren van Oosten (born 1978), Canadian competitive swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medallistLauren Vaughan , American politician from Washington, D.C. Lauren Vélez (born 1964), Puerto Rican actressLauren Verster (born 1980), Dutch programme maker and television presenterLauren Von Der Pool , American celebrity chef, cookbook author and catererLauren Walker (born 1989), British football playerLauren Walsh , American actressLauren Ward (born 1970), American actressLauren Weedman (born 1969), American actressLauren Weinstein (comics) (born 1975), American comic book artistLauren Weinstein (technologist) , activist concerned with matters involving technologyLauren Weisberger (born 1977), American novelistLauren Wells (athlete) (born 1988), Australian athletics competitorLauren Wells (footballer) (born 1988), Welsh football goalkeeperLauren Wenger (born 1984), water polo playerLauren Whittington , American journalistLauren Wildbolz (born 1981), Swiss cook, cooking expert and writerLauren Wilkinson (ice hockey) (born 1989), British ice hockey playerLauren Wilkinson (rower) (born 1989), Canadian rowerLauren Willig (born 1977), American authorLauren Williams (footballer) (born 1994), American-Saint Kitts and Nevis footballerLauren Williams (ice hockey) (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey playerLauren Williams (journalist) , American journalist and former editor-in-chief of VoxLauren Williams (mathematician) , American mathematicianLauren Williams (professional wrestling) (born 1981), Canadian professional wrestlerLauren Williams (taekwondo) (born 1999), Welsh taekwondo athleteLauren Wilson (born 1987), Canadian figure skater
Lauren Winfield (born 1990), English cricket playerLauren Winner (born 1976), American writerLauren Wise , Canadian-American epidemiologistLauren Wolkstein (born 1982), American film directorLauren Wood , American singerLauren Woodland (born 1977), American actressLauren Woods , American artistLauren Woolstencroft (born 1981), Paralympic skierLauren Worsham (born 1982), American singer actressLauren Yee (playwright) , American playwrightLauren Young (born 1993), actressLauren Zakrin , American actress
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