Lauren is a feminine form of Laurence, from the Latin Laurentius, "from Laurentum", a town whose name is linked to the laurel tree, the ancient symbol of victory. Actress Lauren Bacall made the name glamorous in the 1940s, and it became one of the great American favorites of the 1980s and 1990s. Lauren was number 11 in 2000 and still number 119 in 2015, but has since dropped to number 401 in 2025.