Lawson vs Lawerence

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

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Lawson

Boy name · Rank #415

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Name B

Lawerence

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Metric Lawson Lawerence
Current Rank #415 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 18,533 4,818
Peak Year 2021 1949
Peak Year Births 896 125
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Lawson Lawerence
1880s 161 10
1890s 136 42
1900s 170 81
1910s 533 441
1920s 691 730
1930s 495 732
1940s 521 861
1950s 416 957
1960s 296 416
1970s 219 210
1980s 277 163
1990s 697 102
2000s 2,713 57
2010s 6,275 16
2020s 4,933 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lawson Lawerence
2014 576 5
2015 699 5
2016 716 -
2017 713 -
2018 853 -
2019 870 -
2020 871 -
2021 896 -
2022 786 -
2023 775 -
2024 775 -
2025 830 -

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, 1880–2025.

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