Lawyer

Where Lawyer comes from

The dictionaries list Lawyer as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys — 5 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1886
    Peak, #540
    12 babies named Lawyer — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1887
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #819.
  4. 1973
    Lawyer Milloy born
    All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Lawyer Milloy · All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety, born 1973

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.