Lawrence
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #518 for boys in 2025, 578 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#91 · 1 in 375
- Alaska#119 · 1 in 470
- Vermont#119 · 1 in 566
- District of Columbia#120 · 1 in 485
- Delaware#120 · 1 in 595
Best ever in a state: #9 in Vermont, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #91 | 17 | 1 in 375 |
| Alaska | #119 | 8 | 1 in 470 |
| Vermont | #119 | 5 | 1 in 566 |
| Delaware | #120 | 7 | 1 in 595 |
| District of Columbia | #120 | 13 | 1 in 485 |
| Louisiana | #126 | 44 | 1 in 639 |
| New Mexico | #141 | 20 | 1 in 557 |
| Michigan | #163 | 59 | 1 in 1,058 |
| New Jersey | #164 | 43 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Ohio | #164 | 65 | 1 in 1,131 |
| New York | #165 | 121 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Pennsylvania | #167 | 58 | 1 in 1,265 |
| Maryland | #175 | 28 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Virginia | #182 | 35 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Alabama | #189 | 24 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Missouri | #196 | 26 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Massachusetts | #203 | 22 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Mississippi | #203 | 16 | 1 in 979 |
| South Carolina | #204 | 18 | 1 in 1,148 |
| North Carolina | #210 | 35 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Arkansas | #214 | 11 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Nevada | #222 | 8 | 1 in 1,196 |
| West Virginia | #222 | 5 | 1 in 1,973 |
| Kentucky | #223 | 14 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Colorado | #228 | 18 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Illinois | #236 | 57 | 1 in 1,481 |
| California | #240 | 185 | 1 in 1,442 |
| Connecticut | #244 | 10 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Washington | #254 | 21 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Georgia | #258 | 29 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Tennessee | #259 | 19 | 1 in 1,821 |
| Florida | #262 | 52 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Wisconsin | #272 | 13 | 1 in 2,325 |
| Indiana | #281 | 16 | 1 in 2,353 |
| Minnesota | #297 | 10 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Arizona | #301 | 17 | 1 in 1,878 |
| Texas | #315 | 78 | 1 in 1,964 |
| Oklahoma | #332 | 8 | 1 in 2,409 |
| Oregon | #438 | 5 | 1 in 3,827 |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1942 at #30 (7,639 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 93 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 297,626 of them was named Lawrence, which outranked 25.3% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #10,569Zahirah7
- #10,569Zaria7
- #10,569Zitlaly7
- #11,778Lawrence6
- #11,778Aala6
- #11,778Aaleeyah6
- #11,778Aariona6
- #13,430Aailyah5
- #13,430Aaliayah5
- #13,430Aalijah5
Tied with 1,651 names at #11,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,524 of them was named Lawrence, which outranked 97.7% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.