Lauren is nice. Maybe seems a little old to me. By old I mean it's so mature and sane sounding, doesn't have a lot of sass. Like
Karen. It's funny that it seems to be a boy name that went to the girls, in part because of a celebrity. I think of it as a sturdy-styled name, not trendy but still fashiony - like
Amanda or
Jessica, the kind of fashion that doesn't become tacky when it drifts out of style.
I prefer
Laurel.