Lawrence
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #518 for boys in 2025, 578 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1942 · 7,639 births
- Debut · boys
- 257 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 93 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 461,170since 1880
Lawrence over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #518 | 578 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #508 | 600 |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | #558 | 521 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #548 | 541 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #580 | 484 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #562 | 498 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #535 | 530 |
| 2018 | — | #497 | 579 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #492 | 587 |
| 2016 | — | #493 | 614 | |
| 2015 | — | #499 | 582 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #460 | 639 |
| 2013 | — | #474 | 585 | |
| 2012 | — | #452 | 601 | |
| 2011 | — | #453 | 595 | |
| 2010 | — | #457 | 583 | |
| 2009 | — | #441 | 636 | |
| 2008 | — | #429 | 676 | |
| 2007 | — | #392 | 772 | |
| 2006 | — | #406 | 728 | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #395 | 725 |
| 2004 | — | #362 | 768 | |
| 2003 | — | #341 | 817 | |
| 2002 | — | #345 | 794 | |
| 2001 | — | #339 | 811 | |
| 2000 | — | #322 | 889 | |
| 1999 | — | #310 | 918 | |
| 1998 | — | #277 | 1,040 | |
| 1997 | — | #285 | 983 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #256 | 1,116 |
| 1995 | — | #248 | 1,150 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #236 | 1,268 |
| 1993 | — | #196 | 1,551 | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #193 | 1,616 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #181 | 1,734 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #174 | 1,780 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #173 | 1,753 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #150 | 1,861 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #146 | 1,899 |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | #151 | 1,789 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #144 | 1,941 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #143 | 1,868 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #132 | 2,027 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #128 | 2,134 |
| 1981 | #3,739 | 21 | #125 | 2,193 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #129 | 2,173 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | #122 | 2,255 |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | #113 | 2,245 |
| 1977 | #2,666 | 31 | #115 | 2,311 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | #113 | 2,250 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | #110 | 2,364 |
| 1974 | #3,212 | 21 | #100 | 2,543 |
| 1973 | #2,753 | 25 | #104 | 2,524 |
| 1972 | #2,903 | 23 | #101 | 2,823 |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 | #85 | 3,523 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | #83 | 3,824 |
| 1969 | #2,396 | 29 | #71 | 4,044 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #67 | 4,098 |
| 1967 | #2,117 | 31 | #67 | 4,341 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #66 | 4,644 |
| 1965 | #2,538 | 23 | #66 | 4,961 |
| 1964 | #2,600 | 23 | #68 | 5,453 |
| 1963 | #2,489 | 24 | #68 | 5,708 |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 | #70 | 5,619 |
| 1961 | #2,299 | 27 | #67 | 6,094 |
| 1960 | #2,246 | 27 | #64 | 6,380 |
| 1959 | #1,918 | 34 | #62 | 6,601 |
| 1958 | #2,117 | 28 | #52 | 7,539 |
| 1957 | #2,028 | 29 | #46 | 8,741 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | #42 | 8,898 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #42 | 9,128 |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | #39 | 9,606 |
| 1953 | #1,973 | 27 | #37 | 9,856 |
| 1952 | #1,680 | 34 | #35 | 10,302 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | #33 | 10,266 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #33 | 10,173 |
| 1949 | #1,967 | 24 | #32 | 10,253 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #31 | 9,768 |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 | #32 | 9,582 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #31 | 8,517 |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | #30 | 7,163 |
| 1944 | #1,433 | 32 | #32 | 7,130 |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 | #32 | 7,583 |
| 1942 | #1,413 | 33 | #30 | 7,639 |
| 1941 | #1,446 | 29 | #34 | 6,653 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | #36 | 6,173 |
| 1939 | #1,378 | 29 | #36 | 5,882 |
| 1938 | #1,505 | 25 | #36 | 5,873 |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | #38 | 5,507 |
| 1936 | #1,593 | 22 | #37 | 5,339 |
| 1935 | #1,381 | 28 | #35 | 5,351 |
| 1934 | #1,481 | 25 | #34 | 5,324 |
| 1933 | #1,330 | 29 | #38 | 4,911 |
| 1932 | #1,346 | 30 | #35 | 5,295 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #38 | 5,364 |
| 1930 | #1,371 | 31 | #36 | 5,639 |
| 1929 | #1,393 | 30 | #38 | 5,305 |
| 1928 | #1,163 | 43 | #38 | 5,597 |
| 1927 | #1,161 | 44 | #37 | 5,572 |
| 1926 | #1,243 | 39 | #36 | 5,582 |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | #36 | 5,633 |
| 1924 | #1,770 | 24 | #36 | 5,775 |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | #36 | 5,913 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | #36 | 5,786 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | #37 | 5,977 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #36 | 5,727 |
| 1919 | #1,565 | 26 | #38 | 5,205 |
| 1918 | #1,333 | 33 | #38 | 5,372 |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | #36 | 5,094 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #38 | 4,742 |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | #37 | 4,688 |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 | #35 | 3,703 |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | #35 | 2,853 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #38 | 2,467 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #37 | 1,221 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #35 | 1,009 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #35 | 854 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #35 | 815 |
| 1907 | — | #34 | 801 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #36 | 717 |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #38 | 669 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #38 | 662 |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | #43 | 536 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #37 | 598 |
| 1901 | — | #37 | 535 | |
| 1900 | — | #40 | 659 | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #40 | 497 |
| 1898 | — | #44 | 533 | |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | #41 | 505 |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | #46 | 499 |
| 1895 | — | #41 | 509 | |
| 1894 | — | #49 | 430 | |
| 1893 | — | #51 | 395 | |
| 1892 | — | #44 | 468 | |
| 1891 | — | #46 | 389 | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | #52 | 372 |
| 1889 | — | #56 | 342 | |
| 1888 | — | #61 | 343 | |
| 1887 | — | #60 | 283 | |
| 1886 | — | #57 | 331 | |
| 1885 | — | #64 | 288 | |
| 1884 | — | #71 | 262 | |
| 1883 | — | #61 | 282 | |
| 1882 | — | #63 | 287 | |
| 1881 | — | #66 | 244 | |
| 1880 | — | #65 | 257 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lawrence was already there! It came in at #65, and was given to 257 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1889, when fewer than 350 boys a year got the name.
Where Lawrence is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#17 · 1 in 88
- Hawaii#19 · 1 in 70
- Maine#19 · 1 in 88
- Maryland#21 · 1 in 121
- Vermont#24 · 1 in 99
Best ever in a state: #9 in Vermont, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #17 | 60 | 1 in 88 |
| Hawaii | #19 | 47 | 1 in 70 |
| Maine | #19 | 71 | 1 in 88 |
| Maryland | #21 | 103 | 1 in 121 |
| Michigan | #24 | 425 | 1 in 104 |
| Vermont | #24 | 25 | 1 in 99 |
| Delaware | #25 | 15 | 1 in 111 |
| New York | #25 | 667 | 1 in 132 |
| Colorado | #26 | 80 | 1 in 117 |
| New Hampshire | #26 | 27 | 1 in 115 |
| Illinois | #27 | 412 | 1 in 138 |
| Massachusetts | #27 | 228 | 1 in 126 |
| Montana | #27 | 34 | 1 in 128 |
| Connecticut | #28 | 80 | 1 in 131 |
| Ohio | #28 | 350 | 1 in 151 |
| Louisiana | #29 | 156 | 1 in 137 |
| Oregon | #29 | 56 | 1 in 125 |
| Minnesota | #30 | 169 | 1 in 133 |
| Wisconsin | #30 | 180 | 1 in 138 |
| North Dakota | #31 | 35 | 1 in 151 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | 453 | 1 in 168 |
| California | #35 | 290 | 1 in 162 |
| Iowa | #35 | 104 | 1 in 193 |
| Missouri | #36 | 162 | 1 in 172 |
| Kansas | #37 | 73 | 1 in 182 |
| Nebraska | #38 | 57 | 1 in 175 |
| New Jersey | #38 | 141 | 1 in 181 |
| West Virginia | #38 | 92 | 1 in 208 |
| Washington | #40 | 63 | 1 in 187 |
| Wyoming | #41 | 12 | 1 in 151 |
| Virginia | #42 | 120 | 1 in 194 |
| Rhode Island | #50 | 18 | 1 in 248 |
| Indiana | #51 | 105 | 1 in 257 |
| Kentucky | #53 | 100 | 1 in 280 |
| Utah | #53 | 24 | 1 in 220 |
| New Mexico | #54 | 24 | 1 in 236 |
| Idaho | #55 | 22 | 1 in 207 |
| Tennessee | #56 | 96 | 1 in 279 |
| South Carolina | #59 | 71 | 1 in 273 |
| Florida | #61 | 49 | 1 in 282 |
| Oklahoma | #65 | 73 | 1 in 289 |
| South Dakota | #67 | 18 | 1 in 271 |
| Mississippi | #68 | 60 | 1 in 357 |
| North Carolina | #70 | 97 | 1 in 368 |
| Arizona | #74 | 19 | 1 in 257 |
| Texas | #84 | 147 | 1 in 402 |
| Arkansas | #87 | 44 | 1 in 414 |
| Alabama | #96 | 51 | 1 in 539 |
| Georgia | #101 | 61 | 1 in 485 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lawrence
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 10 spots since 2024 (#508 → #518)
- 44 spots since 2020 (#562 → #518)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#499 → #518)
- Biggest jump: 50 spots in 2024 (#558 → #508)
- Biggest drop: 40 spots in 1994 (#196 → #236)
Rise & fade · boys
62 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1942 at #30 (7,639 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 93 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 93 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 173
- Highest: 1 in 173 boys born in 1949 were named Lawrence (0.58%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,955 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #30 in 1942, was only 1 in 181 (0.55%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 19.8% of all boys named Lawrence (91,110) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,919 | #56 (1889) | #62 |
| 1890s | 4,597 | #40 (1899) | #45 |
| 1900s | 6,846 | #34 (1907) | #37 |
| 1910s | 36,354 | #35 (1914) | #37 |
| 1920s | 56,867 | #36 (1923) | #37 |
| 1930s | 54,485 | #34 (1934) | #36 |
| 1940s | 80,461 | #30 (1942) | #32 |
| 1950s | 91,110 | #33 (1951) | #42 |
| 1960s | 51,342 | #64 (1960) | #67 |
| 1970s | 26,662 | #83 (1970) | #105 |
| 1980s | 19,638 | #125 (1981) | #142 |
| 1990s | 13,156 | #174 (1990) | #236 |
| 2000s | 7,616 | #322 (2000) | #377 |
| 2010s | 5,895 | #452 (2012) | #481 |
| 2020s | 3,222 | #508 (2024) | #546 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lawrence in 1938
girls
#1,505
25 births · 1 in 44,138 girls
boys
#36
5,873 births · 1 in 189 boys
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 44,138 of them was named Lawrence, which outranked 69.9% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lawrence
- #1,475Verline26
- #1,475Viva26
- #1,475Wyona26
- #1,505Lawrence25
- #1,505Adelle25
- #1,505Albertine25
- #1,505Allean25
- #1,547Alba24
- #1,547Alverta24
- #1,547Amie24
Tied with 41 names at #1,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 189 of them was named Lawrence, which outranked 99.1% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lawrence
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.