Boys' name · since 1915
Lawless
29 babies named Lawless in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,129 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,126 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 29
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lawless currently ranks #12126 among boys' names in America, with 29 babies recorded since 1915.
Lawless has 29 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12126 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #26,129 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,126 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 29 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawless ranks #26,129 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,126 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 29 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #26,129 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,126 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 29
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lawless's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Lawless compares
29 11th percentile among 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
Lawless's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lawless | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lawless's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lawless's full recorded timeline at 1929, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lawless popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Lawless by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Lawless's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lawless births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
Lawless by state
Where Lawless concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 17.2% |
5 of 29 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lawless's data
- Lawless's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Lawlesss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Lawless: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Lawless 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.