Girls' name · since 1989
Lawrencia
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 147 babies named Lawrencia, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lawrencia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 147 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawrencia has been recorded 147 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2007.
- #22,979 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawrencia ranks #22,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lawrencia's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lawrencia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lawrencia splits its recorded history at 1997: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lawrencia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2007
- Peak year (1993)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Lawrencia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (98 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Lawrencia's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Lawrencia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Lawrencia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2000s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lawrencia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1989–2007 (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 Lawrencia 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.