Boys' name · since 1915
Lawerance
Lawerance has 995 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 995
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
995 boys have been named Lawerance since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lawerance recorded 995 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2000.
- #5,152 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 995 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawerance ranks #5,152 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 995 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 995
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lawerance's 995 recorded births place it above 88.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lawerance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lawerance splits its recorded history at 1949: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lawerance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2000
- Peak year (1949)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Lawerance by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (251 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Lawerance's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lawerance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s
1930s
138 births
- 1940s
1940s
212 births
- 1950s
1950s
251 births
- 1960s
1960s
138 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 251 births (25% of all-time use).
How Lawerance 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 Lawerance's total volume
Lawerance by state
Where Lawerance concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
9 of 995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lawerance's data
- Lawerance's decade-level peak was the 1950s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lawerances (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lawerance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1915–2000 (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 Lawerance 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.