Lauren

Lauren
Pronunciation	/ˈlɔːrən/ LOR-ən, /ˈlɒrən/ LORR-ən
Gender	Unisex (mainly Female)
Language(s)	English, French
Other names
Variant form(s)	Laura, Laurence

Lauren may be a given name or surname. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.

Lauren is a popular name in the UK, the US, and Australia. In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s.

Given name

Laureano Bisan Etamé-Mayer (born 1977), commonly known as "Lauren", Cameroonian footballer
Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician and pathologist
Lauren Adams (actress) (born 1982), American actress
Lauren Agenbag (born 1996), South African cricket umpire
Lauren Alaina (born 1994), American singer and former American Idol 10 contestant
Lauren Albanese (born 1989), American professional tennis player
Lauren Alloy, American professor
Lauren Ambrose (born 1978), American actress
Lauren Anderson (dancer) (born 1965), American ballet dancer
Lauren Anderson (model) (born 1980), American model and Playboy Playmate
Lauren Andino (born 1986), American artist, musician and skateboarder
Lauren Marie-Elizabeth "Lulu" Antariksa (born 1995), American actress and singer
Lauren Aquilina (born 1995), British singer
Lauren Arnell (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
Lauren Arnouts (born 1994), Dutch professional racing cyclist
Lauren Arthur, American politician
Lauren Ash (born 1983), Canadian actress
Lauren Aspinall (born 1998), Australian squash player
Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), American actress born Betty Joan Perske
Lauren Baillie (born 1982), Scottish lawn bowler
Lauren Anne Baldwin, British actress
Lauren Brooke Baldwin (born 1979), American journalist
Lauren Barlow (born 1985), member of Christian rock band Barlow Girl
Lauren Barnes (born 1989), American professional soccer defender
Lauren Barnette (born 1985), Miss Virginia 2007
Lauren Barnholdt, American author
Lauren Barwick (born 1977), Canadian equestrian
Lauren Bay Regula (born 1981), Canadian softball pitcher
Lauren Beard (born 1984), British children's book illustrator
Lauren Beers (born 1994), American artistic gymnast
Lauren Belfer, American writer
Lauren Bennett (born 1989), British singer, dancer and model
Lauren Benton (born 1988), British philanthropist
Lauren Benton (historian) (born 1956), American historian
Lauren Bercovitch (born 1984), Canadian producer
Lauren Berlant (born 1957), American academic
Lauren Bertolacci (born 1985), Australian volleyball player
Lauren Beukes (born 1976), South African novelist
Lauren Billys (born 1988), Puerto Rican Olympic eventing rider
Lauren Bittner (born 1980), American actress
Lauren Bon (born 1962), American artist
Lauren Book (born 1984), American politician
Lauren Booth (born 1967), Journalist, activist
Lauren Ogilvie "Lo" Bosworth (born 1986), American appearing in the reality TV shows Laguna Beach and The Hills
Lauren Bowles (born 1970), American actress
Lauren Boyle (born 1987), New Zealand swimmer
Lauren Brant (born 1989), Australian entertainer
Lauren Braun Costello (born 1976), American chef
Lauren Briggs (born 1979), British squash player
Lauren Brooke, British author
Lauren Brown (musician), American percussionist
Lauren Bruton (born 1992), English footballer
Lauren Burgess (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player
Lauren Burns (born 1974), Australian martial artist
Lauren Bush (born 1984), American model
Lauren Cahoon (born 1985), American taekwondo practitioner
Lauren Campbell (born 1981), Canadian triathlete
Lauren Ashley Carter, American actress and producer
Lauren Chamberlain (born 1993), American softball player
Lauren Chapin (born 1945), American actress
Lauren Cheatle (born 1998), Australian cricket player
Lauren Chief Elk, Native American feminist educator
Lauren Child (born 1965), British author and illustrator
Lauren Chilvers (born 1989), Australian association footballer
Lauren Cholewinski (born 1988), American speed skater
Lauren Christy (born 1967), English-born singer and songwriter
Lauren Cohan (born 1982), American actress best known for her role on The Walking Dead
Lauren Cohn, newsreader
Lauren Collins (born 1986), Canadian actress best known for her role on Degrassi: The Next Generation
Lauren Colthorpe (born 1985), Australian association football player
Lauren Conrad (born 1986), American reality television star known for her role on The Hills
Lauren Cornell, American curator
Lauren Corrao, American television executive
Lauren Crace (born 1986), British actress
Lauren Crandall (born 1985), American field hockey player
Lauren Creamer (born 1992), Irish cyclist
Lauren Cuthbertson (born 1984), British ballerina
Lauren Daigle (born 1991), American singer
Lauren Davies, British novelist
Lauren Davis (born 1993), American professional tennis player
Lauren B. Davis (born 1955), Canadian writer
Lauren De Crescenzo (born 1990), American cyclist
Lauren DeStefano (born 1984), American author
Lauren Diewold (born 1990), Canadian actress
Lauren Donner (born 1949), American producer
Lauren Doyle (born 1991), American rugby sevens player
Lauren Drain (born 1985), American nurse
Lauren Drummond (born 1987), British actress
Lauren Duca (born 1991), American freelance writer and reporter
Lauren Dukoff (born 1984), American photographer
Lauren Ebsary (born 1983), Australian women's cricketer
Lauren Egea (born 1996), Spanish professional footballer
Lauren Elaine (born 1983), American fashion designer, actress and model
Lauren Elder, American artist and designer
Lauren Elder (born 1990) (born 1990), American artist
Lauren Elliott (born 1946), American video game designer
Lauren Ellis (born 1989), New Zealand track cyclist
Lauren Embree (born 1991), American tennis player
Lauren English (born 1989), American swimmer
Lauren Ervin (born 1985), American women's basketball player
Lauren Evans (born 1983), American singer and songwriter
Lauren Ezersky, American television presenter
Lauren Fagan, Australian operatic soprano
Lauren Faust (born 1974), Emmy-nominated American animator and creator of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Lauren Fendrick (born 1982), American professional beach volleyball player
Lauren Fensterstock (born 1975), American artist, writer, curator, critic
Lauren Fix, American journalist
Lauren Flaherty, American business woman and chief marketing officer
Lauren Flanigan (born 1959), American singer
Lauren Flax, DJ, songwriter and producer
Lauren Fleshman (born 1981), American track and field athlete
Lauren Fowlkes (born 1988), Association footballer
Lauren Froderman (born 1991), American dancer
Lauren Frost (born 1985), heroine in the series "Bloom"
Lauren Gale (1917–1996), American basketball player
Lauren Galley (born 1995), American author
Lauren Gardner (born 1985), American sportscaster
Lauren Geremia (born 1982), American interior designer
Lauren German (born 1978), American actress
Lauren Gibbemeyer (born 1988), American indoor volleyball player
Lauren Gibson (born 1991), American softball player
Lauren Giraldo (born 1998), American singer, actress, producer and advocate
Lauren Glassberg (born 1971), American journalist
Lauren Glazier (born 1985), Canadian actress
Lauren Gold (born 1981), English fashion model and actress
Lauren Goodger (born 1986), English TV personality and model
Lauren Goodnight (born 1980), American voice actor
Lauren Gottlieb, Indian actor and dancer
Lauren Graham (born 1967), American actress
Lauren Grandcolas (1963–2001), American terrorism victim
Lauren Gray (born 1991), Scottish curler
Lauren Green (born 1958), American musician
Lauren Greenfield (born 1966), American artist and documentary photographer
Lauren Gregg (born 1960), American soccer coach
Lauren Greutman (born 1981), American author
Lauren Griffiths (born 1987), English cricketer
Lauren Grodstein (born 1975), American novelist
Lauren Groff (born 1978), American novelist
Lauren Gunderson (born 1982), American playwright
Lauren Gussis, American television writer
Lauren Haeger (born 1992), American professional softball pitcher
Lauren Hall (born 1979), American cyclist
Lauren Hogg (born 2003), American gun control advocate
Lauren Kelsey Hall (born 1984), beauty queen
Lauren Hallowell (born 1989), British ice hockey player
Lauren Hammersley, Canadian actress
Lauren Haney (born 1936), American novelist
Lauren Harries (born 1978), child actor
Lauren Harris (born 1984), British singer
Lauren Hart (born 1967), American musician
Lauren Henderson (born 1966), English novelist
Lauren Henry (born 1988), former South African figure skater
Lauren Zoe "Laurie" Hernandez (born 2000), American artistic gymnast
Lauren Herring (born 1993), US tennis player
Lauren Hewett (born 1981), Australian actress
Lauren Hewitt (born 1978), Australian track and field
Lauren Hildebrandt (born 1982), American musician
Lauren Hill (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player
Lauren Michelle Hill (born 1979), Playboy playmate
Lauren Hoffman (born 1977), American singer
Lauren Holiday (born 1987), American soccer player
Lauren Holly (born 1963), American actress
Lauren Holmes, American author
Lauren Holtkamp (born 1980), American professional referee
Lauren Howe (born 1959), American professional golfer
Lauren Howe (model) (born 1993), Canadian actress and model / Miss Universe 2017
Lauren Hunkin (born 1979), Canadian show jumper
Lauren Hutton (born 1943), former model
Lauren Iungerich (born 1974), American writer
Lauren J. Fuchs, American field hockey player
Lauren Jackson (born 1981), Australian basketball player
Lauren Jansen (born 1992), Australian basketball player
Lauren Jauregui (born 1996), American singer
Lauren Jelencovich (born 1980s), American soprano singer, Yanni vocalist
Lauren Jeska (born 1974), British transgender athlete convicted of attempted murder
Lauren Johnson (born 1987), American middle-distance runner
Lauren Jones (born 1982), American actress
Lauren K. Alleyne, Trinidadian-American immigrant poet and author
Lauren Kalman (born 1980), American visual artist
Lauren Kate (born 1981), American writer
Lauren Kennedy (born 1973), American actress
Lauren Kern, American magazine editor
Lauren Kessler, American writer
Lauren Kieffer (born 1987), American equestrian
Lauren Kim Roche (born 1961), New Zealand writer
Lauren Kitchen (born 1990), Australian cyclist
Lauren Kleppin (born 1988), American long-distance runner
Lauren Komanski (born 1985), American bicycle racer
Lauren Koslow (born 1953), American actress
Lauren Lake (born 1969), American lawyer and broadcaster
Lauren Landa, American voice actor
Lauren Lane (born 1961), American actress
Lauren Lanning (born 1983), Miss Texas 2006
Lauren Lapkus (born 1985), American actress
Lauren LaPonzina (born 1979), American journalist
Lauren Lappin (born 1984), American softball player
Lauren Laverne (born 1978), British disc jockey
Lauren Lazin, film and television director
Lauren Lazo (born 1993), American association football player
Lauren Liebenberg (born 1972), South African writer
Lauren Lillo (born 1984), American bodybuilder
Lauren LoGiudice, American actress
Lauren London (born 1984), American actress known for her role in ATL
Lauren Lucas, American musician
Lauren Lueders (born 1987), American basketball player
Lauren Luke (born 1981), English makeup artist and Internet Mogul
Lauren Lyle (born 1993), Scottish actress
Lauren D. Lyman (1891–1972), American journalist
Lauren Lyster (born 1981), American finance journalist
Lauren MacColl, fiddle player
Lauren McCrostie (born 1996), British actress
Lauren McFall (born 1980), American swimmer
Lauren McKnight (born 1988), American actress
Lauren McQueen (born 1996), English actress
Lauren MacMullan (born 1971), animation director best known for her work on King of the Hill
Lauren Maltby (born 1984), American actress
Lauren Mann (born 1984), Canadian curler
Lauren Manning (born 1961), American author
Lauren Mansfield (born 1989), Australian basketball player
Lauren Marcus, American actress
Lauren Matsumoto (born 1987), American politician
Lauren Mayberry (born 1986), British singer
Lauren Mayhew (born 1985), American singer and actress
Lauren Meece (born 1983), American judoka
Lauren Mellor (born 1985), South African fashion model
Lauren Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (born 1955), American actress
Lauren Miller (born 1982), American actress
Lauren Milliet (born 1996), American soccer midfielder
Lauren Mitchell (born 1991), gymnast
Lauren Molina (born 1981), American actress
Lauren Mollica (born 1980), American skateboarder
Lauren Montgomery (born 1980), American artist
Lauren Morelli (born 1982), American writer
Lauren Moss (born 1987), Australian politician
Lauren Mote (born 1997), English actress
Lauren Murdoch, Australian head chef
Lauren Murphy (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
Lauren "Mykie" Mychal (born 1989), American YouTuber and make-up artist
Lauren Myracle (born 1969), author
Lauren Nelson (born 1986), Miss American 2007
Lauren Newton (born 1952), American singer
Lauren Nicholson (born 1993), Australian professional basketball player
Lauren Nourse (born 1982), Australian netball player
Lauren O'Connell (born 1988), singer/songwriter
Lauren O'Farrell, British writer and artist
Lauren O'Neil, British actress
Lauren O'Reilly (born 1989), Canadian volleyball player
Lauren O'Rourke, English actress
Lauren Oliver (born 1982), American author
Lauren Ornelas, American activist
Lauren Keyana Keke Palmer (born 1993), American actress
Lauren Paolini (born 1987), American volleyball player
Lauren Parkes (born 1987), Miss Black Delaware USA 2007
Lauren Passarelli (born 1960), Musician and professor
Lauren Perdue (born 1991), American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
Lauren Perkins (born 1988), American skateboarder
Lauren Phillips, British actress, television presenter
Lauren Phoenix (born 1979), Canadian pornographic performer
Lauren Platt (born 1997), British singer
Lauren Plawecki (born 1994), American politician
Lauren Poe, mayor of Gainesville
Lauren Poetschka (born 1974), Australian hurdler
Lauren Pope (born 1982), English actress
Lauren Potter (born 1990), American actress
Lauren Powers (born 1961), American actress and bodybuilder
Lauren Powley (born 1984), American field hockey player
Lauren Price (born 1994), British boxing
Lauren Pritchard (actress) (born 1977), American actress
Lauren "Lolo" Pritchard (born 1987), American actress and singer
Lauren Quigley (born 1995), British swimmer
Lauren Raine, American artist
Lauren Redniss, American artist and writer
Lauren Rembi (born 1992), French fencer
Lauren Resnick, American psychologist
Lauren Reynolds (born 1991), Australian cyclist
Lauren Ridloff (born 1978), American actress
Lauren Rikleen, American attorney, author and expert speaker
Lauren Rowles (born 1998), British parasport rower
Lauren Royal, American author
Lauren S. McCready (1915-2007), founder of the US Merchant Marine Academy
Lauren Samuels (born 1988), British actress and singer
Lauren Sánchez (born 1969), American news anchor
Lauren Santo Domingo (born 1976), American magazine editor
Lauren Savoy (born 1963), American musician
Lauren Scala (born 1982), American television reporter
Lauren Schacher (born 1985), American screenwriter
Lauren Scherf (born 1988), Australian basketball player
Lauren Schmetterling (born 1988), American rower
Lauren Scott, American LGBT activist
Lauren Scruggs (born 1988), American fashion journalist, blogger and model
Lauren Selby (born 1984), British squash player
Lauren Selig, American film producer
Lauren Senft (born 1987), figure skater
Lauren Sesselmann (born 1983), American-born Canadian defender, former forward
Lauren Shakely (born 1948), American poet
Julia Lauren Shehadi (born 1983), American sportscaster
Lauren Shera (born 1988), American musician
Lauren Sherman, American journalist
Lauren Shrubsole (born 1993), English cricketer
Lauren Siddall (born 1984), British squash player
Lauren Silva (born 1987), American painter
Lauren Silver (born 1993), American footballer
Lauren Silver (water polo) (born 1987), American water polo player
Lauren Simmons (born 1994), African American stock trader
Lauren Slater (born 1963), writer and psychologist
Lauren Smith (badminton) (born 1991), British badminton player
Lauren Lee Smith (born 1980), Canadian actress
Lauren Socha (born 1990), British actress
Lauren Southern (born 1995), former candidate for the Libertarian Party of Canada
Lauren Spalding (born 1980), American sprint canoer
Lauren Spierer (born 1991), American college student
Lauren Stamile (born 1976), American actress
Lauren States (born 1956), former Chief of Technology
Lauren Steadman (born 1992), British Paralympian
Lauren Steer (born 1997), Australian soccer player
Lauren Stephens (born 1986), American racing cyclist
Lauren Storm (born 1987), American actress and model
Lauren Strawn (born 1992), American singer-songwriter
Lauren Tamayo (born 1983), American professional racing cyclist
Lauren Tarshis (born 1963), author of the I Survived series and Emma-Jean Lazarus
Lauren Taylor (actress) (born 1998), American actress
Lauren Taylor (golfer) (born 1994), English professional golfer
Lauren Taylor (journalist), British journalist
Lauren-Marie Taylor (born 1961), American actress
Lauren Terrazzano (1968-2007), American journalist
Cynthia Lauren Tewes (born 1954), American actress best known for her role in TV's The Love Boat
Lauren Thomas-Johnson (born 1988), British professional basketball player
Lauren Thompson (born 1982), American television journalist
Lauren Tom (born 1961), American actress best known for her role in The Joy Luck Club
Lauren Townsend (footballer) (born 1990), Welsh football defender
Lauren Toyota, Canadian actress
Lauren Turner (born 1986), American singer
Lauren Caitlin Upton (born 1989), Miss Teen USA 2007
Lauren V. Wood, American allergist
Lauren van Oosten (born 1978), Canadian competitive swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medallist
Lauren Vaughan, American politician from Washington, D.C.
Lauren Vélez (born 1964), Puerto Rican actress
Lauren Verster (born 1980), Dutch programme maker and television presenter
Lauren Von Der Pool, American celebrity chef, cookbook author and caterer
Lauren Walker (born 1989), British football player
Lauren Walsh, American actress
Lauren Ward (born 1970), American actress
Lauren Weedman (born 1969), American actress
Lauren Weinstein (comics) (born 1975), American comic book artist
Lauren Weinstein (technologist), activist concerned with matters involving technology
Lauren Weisberger (born 1977), American novelist
Lauren Wells (athlete) (born 1988), Australian athletics competitor
Lauren Wells (footballer) (born 1988), Welsh football goalkeeper
Lauren Wenger (born 1984), water polo player
Lauren Whittington, American journalist
Lauren Wildbolz (born 1981), Swiss cook, cooking expert and writer
Lauren Wilkinson (ice hockey) (born 1989), British ice hockey player
Lauren Wilkinson (rower) (born 1989), Canadian rower
Lauren Willig (born 1977), American author
Lauren Williams, American mathematician
Lauren Williams (professional wrestling) (born 1981), Canadian professional wrestler
Lauren Wilson (born 1987), Canadian figure skater
Lauren Winfield (born 1990), English cricket player
Lauren Winner (born 1976), American writer
Lauren Wolkstein (born 1982), American film director
Lauren Wood, American singer
Lauren Woodland (born 1977), American actress
Lauren Woods, American artist
Lauren Woolstencroft (born 1981), Paralympic skier
Lauren Worsham (born 1982), American singer actress
Lauren Yee (playwright), American playwright
Lauren Young (born 1993), actress
Lauren Zakrin, American actress
Lauren Zander (born 1970), American author

Fictional characters

Lauren Ackerman in iCarly
Lauren Adams in CHERUB
Lauren Andrews in Waterloo Road
Lauren Fenmore Baldwin in The Young and the Restless
Lauren Branning in EastEnders
Lauren Cooper in The Catherine Tate Show
Lauren Lewis in the Canadian television series Lost Girl
Lauren Mallory in Twilight
Lauren Reed in the television show Alias
Lauren "Lo" Ridgemount in the Canadian animated series Stoked
Lauren Valentine in Hollyoaks
Lauren Waters in Britannia High
Lauren Zizes in Glee

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