Law — #6378 US boys' name
185 babies named Law in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 55% of names given to boys today.
49% of everyone ever named Law was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Law in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Law
The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Law between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Law currently holds the #6378 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Law performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Law shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Law in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 185 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Law at a glance
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Current rank
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Law popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #6378 among boys.
185 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 16 births in a single year.
Law by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 91 births that decade — 49% of Law's all-time total
Law decade highlights
- Peak decade 91 births
- Runner-up 69 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Law's strongest decade
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.