US rank #11047 Boys' name Peak 1940 560 births

Lawayne — #11047 US boys' name

560 babies named Lawayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s401940s331950s581960s581970s751980s551990s602000s762010s662020s34
#11047
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Lawayne was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lawayne in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lawayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Lawayne between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lawayne currently holds the #11047 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawayne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Lawayne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lawayne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawayne 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 560 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.

Lawayne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

560

Since 1926

99 years of records

Peak year

1940

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,047

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1926

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lawayne popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1940)
15
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
05101520 202420122002199019781966195419371926 5

Lawayne popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1950 (Lawayne as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19611950 5

Lawayne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
76 births that decade — 14% of Lawayne's all-time total
1920s51930s401940s331950s581960s581970s751980s551990s602000s762010s662020s34

Lawayne by state

Where Lawayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lawayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
12 2.1%
Indiana share of Lawayne's total US births 2.1%

12 of 560 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawayne?
560 babies have been named Lawayne since 1926. It currently ranks #11047 among boys. The peak year was 1940 with 15 births.
When was Lawayne most popular?
Lawayne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Lawayne most popular?
The top states for the name Lawayne are Indiana (12 births).
How long has the name Lawayne been used?
Lawayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 99 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lawayne?
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.

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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, 1926–2024 (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.