Laurel: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “laurel tree; bay tree”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- LOR-uhl · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (96% of all uses)
From Latin laurus, the bay laurel associated in antiquity with victory and honor. It is also used directly as the English tree name.
How popular is Laurel?
Babies named Laurel in 2024386
2024 rank#727 girls
Peak year1956
Total US babies since 188048,599
Laurel is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Laurel
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Laurel questions
What does the name Laurel mean?
Laurel means "laurel tree; bay tree". It comes from Latin. From Latin laurus, the bay laurel associated in antiquity with victory and honor. It is also used directly as the English tree name.
Is Laurel a boy or girl name?
Laurel is mainly a girl's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Laurel?
386 US babies were named Laurel in 2024. Its peak year was 1956.
How do you pronounce Laurel?
Laurel is usually pronounced LOR-uhl.
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.