Lawrene — boys' name
21 babies named Lawrene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
21 boys have been named Lawrene since 1921, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 21
- total births
- 1921–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
48% of everyone ever named Lawrene was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Lawrene in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lawrene
The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Lawrene between 1921 and 1969, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lawrene currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Lawrene is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1958.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawrene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lawrene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lawrene 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 21 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.
Lawrene at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lawrene popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1969.
21 total births across 49 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 6 births in a single year.
Lawrene popularity over time — girls
15 total births recorded since 1958 (Lawrene as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Lawrene accounts for 42% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lawrene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 10 births that decade — 48% of Lawrene's all-time total
Lawrene decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Lawrene's strongest decade
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
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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, 1921–1969 (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.