Fun Facts About the Name Laury
- 933 babies named Laury: U.S. records list 933 babies given the name Laury from 1880 through 2025. Even 51 boys received the name Laury - about 1 boy for every 17 girls.
What Does the Name Laury Mean?
Laury is a variant spelling of Laurie, a diminutive of Laurence (the English form of Latin Laurentius) and also of Laura. The Roman family name Laurentius means "of Laurentum," a town in Latium, Italy. The town name is commonly connected to Latin laurus, meaning "laurel" or bay tree, which is why the name is glossed as "laurel" or "crowned with laurel." Whether Laurentum itself derives from laurus is uncertain, so the laurel meaning is a traditional and widely repeated interpretation rather than a securely documented one. In the female name Laura, the link to laurus is direct.
Laury Name History & Origins
Laurie began as an English and Scottish pet form of Laurence (also spelled Lawrence), alongside shortened forms such as Larry and Lawrie. Because the same sounds also served as a short form of Laura, Laurie came to be used for both men and women. In Scotland, Lawrie and Laurie appear as familiar forms of Lawrence, and the spelling Laury is a less common variant of the same name, respelled to match the sound of its final syllable.
As a feminine given name, Laurie was established by the twentieth century and is used independently of the male form. The name also appears in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (1868), where Theodore Laurence is nicknamed Laurie; this is a literary use of a diminutive that already existed, not its origin.
How Popular is the Name Laury?
Laury has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1960. Its best rank was #1,224 in 1960.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,489 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,663 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,991 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,973 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #17,977 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,710 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,216 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #13,840 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,351 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #12,841 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,011 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #13,029 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #11,260 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #14,713 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,177 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #10,020 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,329 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #5,420 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #10,341 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #9,345 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #8,146 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #7,808 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #7,699 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #11,449 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #11,313 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,555 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #8,546 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,370 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #6,622 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #6,338 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #4,735 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #3,949 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #6,393 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #3,639 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #4,218 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #3,967 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #3,540 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #3,397 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #2,921 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1966 | #2,627 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #2,883 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,510 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1963 | #2,396 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1962 | #1,773 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1961 | #1,778 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1960 | #1,224 | 80 | 0.0040% |
| 1959 | #1,392 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 1958 | #2,047 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1957 | #2,779 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #2,502 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1955 | #2,044 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1954 | #1,926 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1953 | #3,846 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,469 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,617 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #4,985 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #4,968 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #4,926 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #4,758 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | #4,314 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,750 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,282 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #4,033 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,971 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,794 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1942 | #3,406 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,310 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,101 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Laury Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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