Meaning 
The name Laurelei has the following meaning: Place name. Derived from the name of a dangerous rock jutting into the Rhine. In a famous myth, a siren supposedly perches atop the rock, singing and luring ships to their destruction. This myth originates from an 1800's novel.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Laurelei is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Laurelei for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Lorelei, of which the name Laurelei is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Laurelei and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Laurelei: Boys - Arnulfo, Dustin, Roscoe, Girls - Emmer, Huldah, Joslyn, Leota, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
The name Laurelei is a variant of Lorelei. Other popular variants of the name Lorelei are: Laurelei, Laureli, Laurelie, Loralee, Loralei, Lorali, Loralie, Loralyn, Loreli, Lorilee, Lorilyn, Lura, Lurette, Lurlene, Lurline, Lurlyne
Style 
We think the name Laurelei should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Laurelei to be: A graceful, mysterious ladyIn one word, you might describe Laurelei as a(n) " mysterious" person. See other "mysterious" names for girls.
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