Laramie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from La Ramée”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- LAIR-uh-mee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Both (57% girls, 43% boys since 1880)
Transferred from the Wyoming place-name and surname, ultimately from French La Ramée, referring to a wooded branch or thicket area. As a first name it is modern surname-style usage.
How popular is Laramie?
Babies named Laramie in 2024238
2024 rank#1,088 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18802,765
Laramie is rising: use over the last five years is 5.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Laramie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Laramie questions
What does the name Laramie mean?
Laramie means "from La Ramée". It comes from French. Transferred from the Wyoming place-name and surname, ultimately from French La Ramée, referring to a wooded branch or thicket area. As a first name it is modern surname-style usage.
Is Laramie a boy or girl name?
Laramie is used for both: about 57% of US babies named Laramie since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Laramie?
238 US babies were named Laramie in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Laramie?
Laramie is usually pronounced LAIR-uh-mee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.