Lawson
#3,028 for girls in 2025, 54 births · #381 for boys in 2025, 830 births
Given to boys 96.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2020 · 871 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 18,533since 1880
Lawson over time
Rank among boys' names. Lawson has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | #3,028 | 54 | #381 | 830 |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | #415 | 775 |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | #412 | 775 |
| 2022 | #4,108 | 35 | #410 | 786 |
| 2021 | #4,245 | 33 | #364 | 896 |
| 2020 | #5,487 | 22 | #357 | 871 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #368 | 870 |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | #380 | 853 |
| 2017 | #4,147 | 35 | #433 | 713 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #434 | 716 |
| 2015 | #4,725 | 29 | #436 | 699 |
| 2014 | #5,310 | 25 | #488 | 576 |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | #511 | 523 |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | #530 | 492 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #580 | 432 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #617 | 401 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #642 | 390 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #707 | 330 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #653 | 371 |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | #676 | 336 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #694 | 297 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #725 | 263 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #809 | 215 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #842 | 197 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #981 | 156 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | #962 | 158 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #1,006 | 139 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #1,224 | 100 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #1,326 | 85 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #1,638 | 59 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #1,527 | 62 |
| 1994 | — | #1,373 | 72 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,512 | 61 | |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #1,804 | 46 |
| 1991 | — | #2,095 | 35 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,968 | 38 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,641 | 48 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,706 | 41 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,215 | 26 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,161 | 26 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,504 | 20 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,796 | 31 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,208 | 23 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,269 | 22 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,680 | 17 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,213 | 23 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,943 | 27 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,904 | 26 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,450 | 17 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,199 | 19 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,871 | 23 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,566 | 30 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,699 | 26 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,650 | 23 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,411 | 29 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,373 | 31 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,774 | 20 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,615 | 24 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,375 | 32 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,387 | 32 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,279 | 38 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,273 | 38 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,360 | 33 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,253 | 38 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,300 | 36 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,232 | 38 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,091 | 47 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,169 | 41 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,170 | 40 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,081 | 45 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,005 | 49 | |
| 1950 | — | #989 | 49 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,047 | 45 | |
| 1948 | — | #879 | 60 | |
| 1947 | — | #916 | 58 | |
| 1946 | — | #952 | 49 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,039 | 38 | |
| 1944 | — | #870 | 53 | |
| 1943 | — | #897 | 55 | |
| 1942 | — | #806 | 64 | |
| 1941 | — | #839 | 57 | |
| 1940 | — | #994 | 42 | |
| 1939 | — | #794 | 59 | |
| 1938 | — | #834 | 55 | |
| 1937 | — | #982 | 41 | |
| 1936 | — | #949 | 42 | |
| 1935 | — | #872 | 52 | |
| 1934 | — | #931 | 46 | |
| 1933 | — | #885 | 49 | |
| 1932 | — | #902 | 51 | |
| 1931 | — | #939 | 48 | |
| 1930 | — | #928 | 52 | |
| 1929 | — | #826 | 62 | |
| 1928 | — | #927 | 53 | |
| 1927 | — | #825 | 65 | |
| 1926 | — | #776 | 70 | |
| 1925 | — | #843 | 62 | |
| 1924 | — | #787 | 73 | |
| 1923 | — | #737 | 78 | |
| 1922 | — | #742 | 79 | |
| 1921 | — | #877 | 63 | |
| 1920 | — | #691 | 86 | |
| 1919 | — | #704 | 79 | |
| 1918 | — | #723 | 78 | |
| 1917 | — | #668 | 80 | |
| 1916 | — | #824 | 57 | |
| 1915 | — | #750 | 64 | |
| 1914 | — | #712 | 53 | |
| 1913 | — | #641 | 48 | |
| 1912 | — | #725 | 35 | |
| 1911 | — | #624 | 24 | |
| 1910 | — | #782 | 15 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #592 | 16 | |
| 1904 | — | #444 | 23 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #475 | 20 | |
| 1901 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1900 | — | #603 | 17 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #439 | 19 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1891 | — | #476 | 14 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #412 | 18 | |
| 1882 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lawson was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Lawson is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#145 · 1 in 592
- South Dakota#154 · 1 in 454
- Mississippi#172 · 1 in 672
- West Virginia#215 · 1 in 868
- North Carolina#219 · 1 in 945
Best ever in a state: #83 in South Dakota, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #145 | 39 | 1 in 592 |
| South Dakota | #154 | 9 | 1 in 454 |
| Mississippi | #172 | 20 | 1 in 672 |
| West Virginia | #215 | 9 | 1 in 868 |
| North Carolina | #219 | 55 | 1 in 945 |
| Louisiana | #227 | 28 | 1 in 877 |
| Nebraska | #228 | 12 | 1 in 829 |
| Georgia | #232 | 55 | 1 in 978 |
| South Carolina | #236 | 21 | 1 in 1,010 |
| Arkansas | #290 | 13 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Tennessee | #292 | 28 | 1 in 1,293 |
| Kentucky | #298 | 16 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Missouri | #312 | 21 | 1 in 1,505 |
| Kansas | #319 | 12 | 1 in 1,305 |
| Oklahoma | #339 | 15 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Iowa | #377 | 9 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Michigan | #407 | 21 | 1 in 2,273 |
| Wisconsin | #407 | 13 | 1 in 2,071 |
| Virginia | #413 | 19 | 1 in 2,190 |
| Indiana | #419 | 16 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Texas | #433 | 76 | 1 in 2,437 |
| Florida | #456 | 37 | 1 in 2,647 |
| Minnesota | #472 | 11 | 1 in 2,545 |
| Maryland | #480 | 10 | 1 in 2,756 |
| Colorado | #518 | 10 | 1 in 2,756 |
| Pennsylvania | #586 | 14 | 1 in 4,231 |
| Illinois | #592 | 17 | 1 in 3,775 |
| Ohio | #623 | 14 | 1 in 4,237 |
| New York | #657 | 21 | 1 in 4,762 |
| Arizona | #669 | 8 | 1 in 4,506 |
| Utah | #680 | 5 | 1 in 4,195 |
| Washington | #713 | 8 | 1 in 4,630 |
| California | #997 | 22 | 1 in 10,168 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 Lawson
- 34 spots since 2024 (#415 → #381)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#357 → #381)
- 55 spots since 2015 (#436 → #381)
- Biggest jump: 329 spots in 1894 (#768 → #439)
- Biggest drop: 364 spots in 1893 (#404 → #768)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2020 at #357 (871 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1880–1944
- Highest: 1 in 1,953 boys born in 2021 were named Lawson (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,058 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #357 in 2020, was only 1 in 1,982 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 33.9% of all boys named Lawson (6,275) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 161 | #381 (1880) | #459 |
| 1890s | 136 | #404 (1892) | #578 |
| 1900s | 170 | #399 (1901) | #592 |
| 1910s | 533 | #624 (1911) | #715 |
| 1920s | 691 | #691 (1920) | #803 |
| 1930s | 495 | #794 (1939) | #902 |
| 1940s | 521 | #806 (1942) | #924 |
| 1950s | 416 | #989 (1950) | #1,165 |
| 1960s | 296 | #1,273 (1960) | #1,463 |
| 1970s | 219 | #1,566 (1972) | #2,107 |
| 1980s | 277 | #1,641 (1989) | #2,139 |
| 1990s | 697 | #1,006 (1999) | #1,547 |
| 2000s | 2,713 | #642 (2009) | #769 |
| 2010s | 6,275 | #368 (2019) | #478 |
| 2020s | 4,933 | #357 (2020) | #390 |
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.
Lawson in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 65,630 of them was named Lawson, which outranked 73.6% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,850Zephaniah28
- #4,850Zina28
- #4,850Zyasia28
- #4,990Lawson27
- #4,990Aaminah27
- #4,990Abbi27
- #4,990Abi27
- #5,130Aitanna26
- #5,130Ajah26
- #5,130Akemi26
Tied with 139 names at #4,990; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 2,650 of them was named Lawson, which outranked 96.9% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.