Recorded 1961–1976 Boys' name Peak 1968 26 births

Lawrenc — boys' name

26 babies named Lawrenc in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 boys have been named Lawrenc since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1976.

26
total births
1961–1976
years on record
1960s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Lawrenc was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lawrenc in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lawrenc

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Lawrenc between 1961 and 1976, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lawrenc currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawrenc performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lawrenc shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawrenc 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 26 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.

Lawrenc at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

26

Since 1961

16 years of records

Peak year

1968

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1961

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1976

Lawrenc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1961

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1968)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Lawrenc by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 62% of Lawrenc's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawrenc?
26 babies have been named Lawrenc since 1961. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1968 with 6 births.
When was Lawrenc most popular?
Lawrenc was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Lawrenc been used?
Lawrenc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 16 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Lawrenc?
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, 1961–1976 (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.