Boys' name · since 1926
Lawayne
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 569 babies named Lawayne, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,330 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 569
- born since 1926
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lawayne is the #8330 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 569 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawayne has been recorded 569 times among boys since 1926, currently ranked #8330 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #7,304 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,330 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 569 born since 1926
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawayne ranks #7,304 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,330 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 569 born since 1926, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,330 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 569
- born since 1926
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lawayne's 569 recorded births place it above 83.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
How Lawayne compares
569 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lawayne's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lawayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 569 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lawayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lawayne's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lawayne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1940)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Lawayne popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1950 (Lawayne as girls' name)
Lawayne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 13% of the file).
2000s was Lawayne's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Lawayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (13% of all-time use).
How Lawayne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lawayne's total volume
Lawayne by state
Where Lawayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 12 | 2.1% |
12 of 569 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lawayne's data
- Lawayne's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Indiana records the most Lawaynes (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lawayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lawayne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.