Law vs Lawson

Side-by-side comparison of Law and Lawson — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Law

Boy name · Rank #6378

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Name B

Lawson

Boy name · Rank #415

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Metric Law Lawson
Current Rank #6378 #415
Total Births (all years) 185 17,698
Peak Year 2022 2021
Peak Year Births 16 896
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2006 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Law Lawson
1880ss — 161
1890ss — 136
1900ss — 170
1910ss — 533
1920ss — 691
1930ss — 495
1940ss — 521
1950ss — 416
1960ss — 296
1970ss — 219
1980ss — 277
1990ss — 697
2000ss 25 2,713
2010ss 91 6,274
2020ss 69 4,099

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Law Lawson
2014 6 576
2015 6 699
2016 11 716
2017 9 713
2018 13 853
2019 15 870
2020 13 870
2021 12 896
2022 16 785
2023 14 774
2024 14 774

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2006–2024.

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