Is [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] too 1980s-90s to be used in the present day? I like it a lot better than [name_f]Laura[/name_f], but I was wondering what other people would think of a younger [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]? Is it okay to use, or is it too old for a baby/ toddler to handle in the present day?
Ps I think that the nickname [name_u]Wren[/name_u]/[name_u]Ren[/name_u]/[name_f]Rin[/name_f] would be cute, thoughts?
I adore the nn [name_u]Ren[/name_u]. No name is too hard for someone to pull off because in the end, everyone makes their name their own. And she has a modern nn to go by if she’s not fond of [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]. Personally, I think [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] has been underused for quite some time. I’ve never met a [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], and I grew up in the '90s.
If you’re iffy on it, you could always deviate a little to [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Lore[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], even [name_m]Eli[/name_m]), [name_f]Laurena[/name_f], [name_f]Larentia[/name_f], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u], L’[name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Lara[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_f]Lorna[/name_f], or [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f].
I do love [name_f]Laura[/name_f], but [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] is great - and [name_u]Wren[/name_u] as a nn definitely freshens it up, if someone feels that it needs freshness. But i’m not one to care about datedness if i think a name is attractive anyway. I vote yes in any case.
I’m in high school and I know SO many girls named [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] that the name has lost its meaning for me. I definitely think it’s usable, but I personally wouldn’t use it because it sounds dated to my generation.
I like it, but I love [name_f]Laura[/name_f]!!
I know a girl in kindergarten named [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]. I think its pretty.
I’m not a big fan of [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] but then I’m not big on the -a- sound in names anyway.
My DD is [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]. She’s almost 20, and there were no other [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]'s in her classes in K-12, though there are a few more now that she’s in college.
I think it’s a classic name, rather than dated.
I know a ton of [name_m]Laurens[/name_m] as a current high school student. I personally wouldn’t use it because I hear it a lot, but I definitely think it isn’t too dated to be used now.
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] is totally usable. I think the nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]/[name_u]Ren[/name_u] would be adorable!
My little niece (age 3) is named [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and I think it works wonderfully! It was not so so popular to be tied solely to a single time period and there are so many nickname options (love [name_u]Wren[/name_u]) that it is versatile enough for any period.
I love [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] as well. I think it’s classic and I don’t view it as dated. Id love to be named lauren. I think it’s sounds very classy. Nn wren/ren is cute.
I like it. I think [name_f]Laura[/name_f] is so classic and [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] is as well. I’ve heard it on toddlers. A lot of 80s/90s boom names are great. I would use one if I loved one…I mean, the 90’s are back in style!
I was born mid 1990s. In high school there were like 4 [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]'s in my grade (about 150 girls). Now that I’m at university, I don’t know any [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]'s. I work at a summer camp and out of about 60 staff there, there’s 1 staff named [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and if you look at the campers (total about 600 over the summer), I think I knew 2. I’d say it’s usable. It’s a nice, solid name and the nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]/[name_u]Ren[/name_u] is really cute and totally modernizes it!
It’s a little dated but spunky nn wren gives it a fresh spin. I think [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] is gorgeous and sounds much fresher… That would be my preference. I’m not a fan of [name_f]Laura[/name_f]…
I view [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] as a classic name. I am a [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and I’ve met about 4 during my life. I would not lump it with [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f], [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], etc. Although, it might just depend on where you live.
I know a 3 year old [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and a 7 month old named [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]. Both have very with-it parents.
I was told that the baby [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] was going to be named something very trendy, but then her parents decided they wanted classic and timeless instead.
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] is lovely, classic, more sophisticated than [name_f]Laura[/name_f]. [name_f]Laure[/name_f] is also nice, but might confuse Americans.
I prefer [name_f]Laura[/name_f], or [name_f]Laure[/name_f]. [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] sounds a bit dated to me. Sorry.
My name is [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], and I actually haven’t met that many. I’ve known far more Lauras (and far, far more Jennifers, Saras/Sarahs, Emilys, and Jessicas). People do constantly mishear it for [name_f]Laura[/name_f] and every other Laur- and Lor- name from [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] to [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] though. [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]'s not really my style but I like it well enough. I’ve never been teased about it.