Lawerence vs Lawson

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

Name A

Lawerence

Boy name

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Name B

Lawson

Boy name · Rank #415

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Metric Lawerence Lawson
Current Rank Unranked #415
Total Births (all years) 4,818 17,698
Peak Year 1949 2021
Peak Year Births 125 896
Peak Decade 1950ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lawerence Lawson
1880ss 10 161
1890ss 42 136
1900ss 81 170
1910ss 441 533
1920ss 730 691
1930ss 732 495
1940ss 861 521
1950ss 957 416
1960ss 416 296
1970ss 210 219
1980ss 163 277
1990ss 102 697
2000ss 57 2,713
2010ss 16 6,274
2020ss — 4,099

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lawerence Lawson
2014 5 576
2015 5 699
2016 — 716
2017 — 713
2018 — 853
2019 — 870
2020 — 870
2021 — 896
2022 — 785
2023 — 774
2024 — 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, 1881–2015.

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