Girls' name · since 1951
Lawrie
Lawrie has 130 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lawrie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 130 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Lawrie recorded 130 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1982.
- #24,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawrie ranks #24,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lawrie's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lawrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lawrie's full recorded timeline at 1962, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lawrie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1982
- Peak year (1962)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Lawrie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (52 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Lawrie's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Lawrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
52 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 52 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lawrie's data
- Lawrie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lawrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1951–1982 (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 Lawrie 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.