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Laramie is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #1088 for girls in the United States in 2025. Wiktionary documents Laramie only as the Wyoming city, named after the fur trapper Jacques La Ramie. No source we cite documents its use as a given name. The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
No reference work we cite documents Laramie as a given name. Wiktionary records only the Wyoming city — the county seat of Albany County — and says it was "Named after Jacques La Ramie, a fur trapper who visited the area in the early 19th century". The name's use for children is read here as a transfer from that place name; the transfer itself is not documented in a source we cite.
Editorial confidence: likely
Popularity
Laramie ranked #1088 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #1088 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Laramie mean?
Wiktionary documents Laramie only as the Wyoming city, named after the fur trapper Jacques La Ramie. No source we cite documents its use as a given name.
Is Laramie a popular name?
Laramie ranked #1088 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Laramie a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Laramie appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Wiktionary: Laramie — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports place-name etymology.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Laramie (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.
