Lawyer vs Lawrence

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

Name A

Lawyer

Boy name

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Name B

Lawrence

Boy name · Rank #509

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Metric Lawyer Lawrence
Current Rank Unranked #509
Total Births (all years) 1,021 460,585
Peak Year 1930 1952
Peak Year Births 31 10,302
Peak Decade 1910ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lawyer Lawrence
1880ss 35 2,919
1890ss 35 4,597
1900ss 66 6,846
1910ss 174 36,354
1920ss 173 56,867
1930ss 165 54,486
1940ss 129 80,459
1950ss 103 91,109
1960ss 53 51,341
1970ss 23 26,663
1980ss 6 19,641
1990ss 28 13,155
2000ss 19 7,614
2010ss — 5,894
2020ss 12 2,640

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lawyer Lawrence
2014 — 639
2015 — 582
2016 — 614
2017 — 587
2018 — 579
2019 — 530
2020 5 498
2021 7 484
2022 — 541
2023 — 521
2024 — 596

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, 1880–2021.

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