Lawyer vs Lawson

Side-by-side comparison of Lawyer and Lawson — 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

Lawson

Boy name · Rank #415

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Metric Lawyer Lawson
Current Rank Unranked #415
Total Births (all years) 1,021 17,698
Peak Year 1930 2021
Peak Year Births 31 896
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lawyer Lawson
1880ss 35 161
1890ss 35 136
1900ss 66 170
1910ss 174 533
1920ss 173 691
1930ss 165 495
1940ss 129 521
1950ss 103 416
1960ss 53 296
1970ss 23 219
1980ss 6 277
1990ss 28 697
2000ss 19 2,713
2010ss — 6,274
2020ss 12 4,099

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lawyer Lawson
2014 — 576
2015 — 699
2016 — 716
2017 — 713
2018 — 853
2019 — 870
2020 5 870
2021 7 896
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, 1880–2021.

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