Laurent

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Lawrence in ZA South Africa, GA Gabon, PH Philippines.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 23 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Laurent is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name133K records spelled Laurent5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Lāūrēnt, Laurént

• Spanish given name23K records spelled Laurent5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Argentina, Colombia

  Also written Làürêñt, Làùrènt, Lãureñt

• German given name20K records spelled Laurent2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, United States

  Also written Láurént

• a separate given name7.1K records spelled Laurent2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada

  Also written Laurenţ

• Polish given name3.1K records spelled Laurent4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Belgium

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Slovak

  Also written Läurënt

• Danish given name2.4K records spelled Laurent8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, United States, Belgium

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian

  Also written Laürēnt, Lâùrëñţ

89 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Laurent is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name Laurentius (see Lawrence).

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In French, a male given name, feminine equivalent Laurence, equivalent to English Laurence or Lawrence

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, du nom latin Laurentius, dérivé de Laurentum, une ancienne ville d’Italie.

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In French, du latin Laurentius, « de Laurentum »; associé au laurier. Fête: 10 août, saint Laurent.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du latin Laurentius, «de Laurentum»; associé au laurier.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 114 years between 1912–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbinob. 1492FRnot in their usual nameItalian noble (1492-1519)
• Antoine Lavoisierb. 1743FRnot in their usual nameFrench nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
• Charles Lucien Bonaparteb. 1803FRnot in their usual nameFrench noble, biologist, politician and art collector (1803–1857)
• Laurent Gbagbob. 1945CI4th President of Ivory Coast
• Laurent Fabiusb. 1946FR87th Prime Minister of France (born 1946)
• Laurent Cantetb. 1961FRFrench film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1961–2024)
• Laurent Blancb. 1965FRFrench football manager
• Louis Sahab. 1978FRnot in their usual nameFrench footballer (born 1978)
• Laurent Koscielnyb. 1985FRFrench footballer (born 1985)
• Axel Witselb. 1989BEnot in their usual nameBelgian association football player (born 1989)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 926 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Laurent?

We estimate roughly 570 thousand people bear Laurent (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Laurent have the most bearers?

We estimate about 329 thousand people bear Laurent in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled laurent.

Where is Laurent most common?

Laurent is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 207 people carrying it.

How common is Laurent compared with other names?

In France, Laurent is the 36th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Laurent a male or female name?

Laurent is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Laurent mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin Laurentius, 'from Laurentum' or linked to laurel.