Boys' name · since 2005
Lawsen
Lawsen has 208 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
208 babies have been named Lawsen since 2005, making it today's #7512 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lawsen recorded 208 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #7512 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #12,720 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,512 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 208 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawsen ranks #12,720 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,512 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 208 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lawsen's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lawsen compares
208 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lawsen's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lawsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 208 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lawsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lawsen splits its recorded history at 2015: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lawsen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Currently ranks #7512 among boys.
208 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 18 births in a single year.
Lawsen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Lawsen as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Lawsen accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lawsen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (122 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Lawsen's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Lawsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 122 births (59% of all-time use).
Lawsen decade highlights
- Peak decade 122 births
- Runner-up 48 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Lawsen by state
Where Lawsen concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 208 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Lawsen's data
- Lawsen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lawsens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lawsen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Lawsen 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.
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