Laure
Feminine · “the laurel”
The French form loses the a that Latin and English keep. Laura has three letters after the l and Laure has two, because French dropped the final vowel of a great many Latin words and marked what was left with a silent e — which is why so many French names look truncated beside their Italian and Spanish cousins.
How old is the name Laure?
Laure first appears in US birth records in 1886 — 139 years ago. The typical Laure alive today was born around 1962, making them about 63 years old. About 1,400 people named Laure are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Laure most popular?
Laure peaked in 1959, reaching #1055 nationally. See the whole 1959 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Laura to Laure
The story of Laure
The shrub most English gardens call a laurel is not the laurel of the crowns and is poisonous. Cherry laurel is a Prunus — related to plums and almonds — and its leaves release cyanide compounds when crushed, which is why entomologists once used them to kill specimens in collecting jars. The bay laurel of the wreaths and the kitchen is a different plant in a different family entirely. Somebody clipping a hedge and somebody garnishing a stew are handling two unrelated species that share one word.
Meaning
the laurel
From the Latin name of the bay tree. The sense is not disputed, though whether the name was given for the plant or for a place named after it is another question.
How the name formed
- Laura
- Laure
Related forms: Laure · Laura · Laura
Pronouncing Laure
LOR
One syllable in French, where the final e is silent. English speakers frequently give it two, saying LOR-ee or LOR-uh, and both are heard.
Nicknames for Laure
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1886
- Most girls named
- 1959102 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1055reached in 1959
- Change vs 2009
- −16.7%5 in 2019, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Laure in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Laure in French — same name
- Laura in Italian — same name
- Laura in Spanish — same name
Laures among us
people named Laure are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Laure sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is a genuine French form rather than a respelling.
- One syllable, five letters, and never needs repeating.
- The meaning is concrete and pleasant.
- English speakers add a syllable that French does not have.
- Laura is far commoner and will be substituted.
- The generation that used it in America is now elderly.
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Frequently asked
- How many Laures are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,400 people named Laure are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Laure in 2025?
- Laure is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Laure with classmates?
- Laure will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with L, all years combined.
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