Lauryn is a modern spelling of Lauren, the feminine form of Laurence, which comes from the Latin Laurentius, a man from Laurentum, and is traditionally linked to the laurel tree, so it means "laurel" or "crowned with laurel". Singer Lauryn Hill brought the y spelling into the spotlight in the 1990s. Lauryn ranked number 224 in 2000, its peak, and slid slowly down the list, leaving the top 1000 in 2023 and standing at number 1455 in 2025.