Recorded 1915–2025 Boys' name Peak 1917 29 births

Lawless — boys' name

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.

1910s121920s62020s11

The verdict

29 boys have been named Lawless since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2025.

29
total births
1915–2025
years on record
1910s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Lawless was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lawless in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lawless

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Lawless between 1915 and 2025, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lawless currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawless performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lawless shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lawless in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawless 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 29 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.

Lawless at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

29

Since 1915

111 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1915

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2025

Lawless popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1915

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20252020192919171915 5

Lawless by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 41% of Lawless's all-time total
1910s121920s62020s11

Lawless by state

Where Lawless concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lawless
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 17.2%
Louisiana share of Lawless's total US births 17.2%

5 of 29 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawless?
29 babies have been named Lawless since 1915. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Lawless most popular?
Lawless was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Lawless most popular?
The top states for the name Lawless are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Lawless been used?
Lawless has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 111 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lawless?
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, 1915–2025 (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.