What origin is the name Laura?

Laura comes from spanish naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Laura a popular name?

Laura is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Laura?

Names from the same spanish tradition pair naturally with Laura — for example Mateo, Diego, Carlos. You can browse more on our spanish names page.

Laura

Q: Is Laura a rare name?

Yes. Laura does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Laura

Laura

Unisex

spanish

2 syllables

Laura is a spanish unisex name meaning "Laurel-crowned; crowned with laurels; the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. old name with many variants".

The meaning of Laura is "Laurel-crowned; crowned with laurels; the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. old name with many variants" — a unisex name of spanish origin. It has 2 syllables.

Origin: spanish
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Laurel-crowned; crowned with laurels; the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. old name with many variants

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Laura

Very rare in US records

What does Laura mean?

Laura is a unisex name of spanish origin meaning "Laurel-crowned; crowned with laurels; the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. old name with many variants".

Is Laura a rare name?

Yes. Laura does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Laura

Mateo Diego Carlos Santiago Miguel Alejandro

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Names with a similar meaning to Laura

Laura means "Laurel-crowned; crowned with laurels; the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. old name with many variants" — these names share that spirit.