girl's name
Laure
LOR
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 85,898
France
#617
2025 births
Laure means laurel, and the wreath was a prize rather than an ornament — Roman victors and poets wore it, which is where laureate and baccalaureate both come from. It holds 85,549 lifetime births in our records.
- Laure is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1982, when 2,455 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 8,421 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Laure over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 4,795 |
| 1910s | 3,295 |
| 1920s | 3,265 |
| 1930s | 1,765 |
| 1940s | 1,370 |
| 1950s | 3,320 |
| 1960s | 8,100 |
| 1970s | 18,920 |
| 1980s | 21,160 |
| 1990s | 10,595 |
| 2000s | 5,160 |
| 2010s | 1,600 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 475 |
What Laure means
Laure means laurel, or the bay tree. The Latin laurus names the plant, and its symbolic weight comes from the wreath made of it rather than from the tree itself.
Where Laure comes from
Laure is the French form of Laura, from the Latin laurus, the bay tree — whose leaves were woven into the wreath given to victorious generals and to poets. The word survives in laureate, in baccalaureate, and in the Italian laurea for a degree. Petrarch's Laura, the subject of 366 poems he wrote across forty years and probably never spoke to, made the name a European literary property. Laurent, Lauren and Lorraine belong to the same family.
Laure in use
Laure peaked in France in 1982, when 2,455 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 617th in France on 70 births, across 85,898 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1900.
How popular is Laure?
In 2025, Laure was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #617 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Laure is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Laure
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laure also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laure over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Laure in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Laure
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laure — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laure
What does the name Laure mean?
Laurel — the Latin laurus, the bay tree.
Why is laurel a prize?
Roman victors and poets wore wreaths of it, which is where laureate and baccalaureate come from.
Who was Petrarch's Laura?
The subject of 366 poems written across forty years, whom he probably never spoke to.
How popular is Laure?
617th in France, the only market where it charts.
Is Laure a girl's or a boy's name?
Laure is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Laure?
Laure has 1 syllable.
Is Laure a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laure currently ranks #617 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.