Throughout the world, לורל (Laurel 
, Loral 
, Lurel 
) is a common mostly girly, but infrequently boy's first name. The given name לורל is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a common feminine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, and Australia, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Philippines. Very seldom, לורל is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Laurel | Philippines, Mexico, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Australia, United States |
| Loral | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, United States |
| Lurel | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Guadeloupe, France, United States |
| לורל | Israel |
לורל is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Laurel Lance , the fictional character from the television series Arrow, The Flash; Black Canary (Dinah Lance) , the DC comics character, introduced 1969, Justice League of America; Silk Spectre II , the Watchmen character; Laurel Lance , the fictional character from Earth-2 in the television series Arrow and The Flash and Laurel Castillo , character in How to Get Away with Murder, and in many other works.