Recorded 1922–1990 Boys' name Peak 1949 100 births

Lawarence — boys' name

100 babies named Lawarence in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s321940s161950s351990s5
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lawarence was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lawarence in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lawarence

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Lawarence between 1922 and 1990, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lawarence currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawarence performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lawarence shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawarence 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 100 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.

Lawarence at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

100

Since 1922

69 years of records

Peak year

1949

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1922

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lawarence popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1922

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1949)
10
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
4681012 199019561954195219461936193319261922 5

Lawarence by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
35 births that decade — 35% of Lawarence's all-time total
1920s121930s321940s161950s351990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawarence?
100 babies have been named Lawarence since 1922. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1949 with 10 births.
When was Lawarence most popular?
Lawarence was most popular in the 1950s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Lawarence been used?
Lawarence has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 69 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lawarence?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lawrence, Lawson, Lawerence, Lawton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1922–1990 (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.