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Laren

Used in both girl and boy records

Laren appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Laren by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDLaren as a girl’s nameUS records 1946–2024
#9501girl rank1985peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDLaren as a boy’s nameUS records 1923–2008
#8162boy rank1971peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Laren in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl198528 uses#317019851946–202049 listed years
Boy194613 uses#203019461923–200849 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.