Over the past 110 years, 32 568 boys and 28 girls have been named Laurence. The name Laurence ranks 562th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Laurence in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Laurence came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.