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.

Although originally a male name, the names popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske).^[1] Is a popular name in the UK, the USA, 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-Etame Mayer (born 1977), commonly known as "Lauren", Cameroonian footballer
• Lauren Eduarda Leal Costa (born 2002), commonly known as "Lauren", Brazilian footballer
• Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician and pathologist
• Lauren Adams (actress) (born 1982), American actress
• Lauren Adamson (1948–2021), American developmental psychologist
• Lauren Agenbag (born 1996), South African cricket umpire
• Lauren Ahrens (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• 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 and singer
• 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 Arikan (born 1984, American politician
• 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 and comedian
• Lauren Auder (born 1999), British-French singer and record producer
• 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 (1957–2021), 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 Boebert (born 1986), American politician, businesswoman, congresswoman
• 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 Carlini (born 1995), American volleyball player
• 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 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 Cox (born 1998), American professional basketball player
• 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 Filer (born 2000), English cricketer
• Lauren Fisher (born 1982), American former tennis player
• 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 Gale (sprinter) (born 2000), Canadian athlete
• 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 Gibbs (born 1984), American bobsledder
• 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 actress
• Lauren Gottlieb, Indian actress 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 actress
• 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 Hobart (born 1969/1970), American businesswoman
• Lauren Hoffman (born 1977), American singer
• Lauren Hogg (born 2003), American activist and author
• Lauren Holiday (born 1987), American soccer player
• Lauren Holly (born 1963), American actress
• Lauren Holmes, American author
• Lauren Holt (born 1991), American actress
• Lauren Holtkamp (born 1980), American professional referee
• Lauren Howe (golfer) (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 Jenkins (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, actress and director
• 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 actress
• Lauren Lane (born 1961), American actress
• Lauren Lanning (born 1983), Miss Texas 2006
• Lauren Lapkus (born 1985), American actress
• 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 Lenentine (born 2000), Canadian curler
• Lauren Liebenberg (born 1972), South African writer
• 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 1987), 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 Patten (born 1992), American actress
• Lauren Perdue (born 1991), American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
• Lauren Perkins (born 1988), American skateboarder
• Lauren Phillips, British actress, television presenter
• 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 Sanderson (born 1996), American singer and songwriter
• 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 Schmidt Hissrich (born 1978), American television producer
• 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 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 Sisler (born 1984), American sports journalist
• 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), Canadian political activist
• 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 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 (singer) (born 1986), American singer
• Lauren Underwood (born 1986), American politician
• 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 (footballer) (born 1994), American-Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer
• Lauren Williams (ice hockey) (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
• Lauren Williams (journalist), American journalist and former editor-in-chief of Vox
• Lauren Williams (mathematician), American mathematician
• Lauren Williams (professional wrestling) (born 1981), Canadian professional wrestler
• Lauren Williams (taekwondo) (born 1999), Welsh taekwondo athlete
• Lauren Wilson (born 1987), Canadian figure skater
• Lauren Winfield (born 1990), English cricket player
• Lauren Winner (born 1976), American writer
• Lauren Wise, Canadian-American epidemiologist
• 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 (character) 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 Hutchinson in Square Pegs
• Lauren Lewis in the Canadian television series Lost Girl
• Lauren Mallory in Twilight
• Lauren Miller, a character played by Courteney Cox in the American sitcom television series Family Ties
• Lauren Oya Olamina in Parable of the Sower
• Lauren Reed in the television show Alias
• Lauren "Lo" Ridgemount in the Canadian animated series Stoked
• Lauren Shiba in the Nickelodeon TV Series Power Rangers Samurai
• Lauren Strucker in the television show The Gifted
• Lauren Turner in Neighbours
• Lauren Valentine in Hollyoaks
• Lauren Zizes in Glee
• Lauren, protagonist of Slender: The Arrival

See also

• Lauren-Ashley Redmond (born 1991), American country singer
• Laura (given name)
• Lauran, a given name
• Laure (disambiguation)
• Laureen
• Laurene
• Laurens (given name)
• Laurent (name), a given name
• Laurin, a surname and given name
• Lauron (disambiguation)
• Lauryn, a given name
• Loren, a given name

References