Lawrence

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Lawrence is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 462,765 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 460,585 as boys and 2,180 as girls. Lawrence gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #146 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 607
2023 533
2022 546
2021 493
2020 508
2019 536
2018 579
2017 592
2016 614
2015 582
2014 645
2013 585
2012 601
2011 594
2010 583
2009 635
2008 676
2007 771
2006 728
2005 733
2004 768
2003 817
2002 794
2001 811
2000 889
1999 918
1998 1,040
1997 983
1996 1,123
1995 1,150
1994 1,274
1993 1,551
1992 1,623
1991 1,749
1990 1,791
1989 1,767
1988 1,875
1987 1,919
1986 1,813
1985 1,955
1984 1,883
1983 2,047
1982 2,152
1981 2,215
1980 2,192
1979 2,276
1978 2,272
1977 2,342
1976 2,271
1975 2,388
1974 2,564
1973 2,549
1972 2,846
1971 3,549
1970 3,854
1969 4,073
1968 4,114
1967 4,373
1966 4,672
1965 4,985
1964 5,476
1963 5,730
1962 5,649
1961 6,123
1960 6,405
1959 6,634
1958 7,567
1957 8,771
1956 8,927
1955 9,152
1954 9,631
1953 9,883
1952 10,336
1951 10,287
1950 10,197
1949 10,277
1948 9,793
1947 9,605
1946 8,538
1945 7,186
1944 7,161
1943 7,605
1942 7,672
1941 6,681
1940 6,197
1939 5,911
1938 5,899
1937 5,529
1936 5,363
1935 5,379
1934 5,349
1933 4,940
1932 5,325
1931 5,394
1930 5,670
1929 5,336
1928 5,639
1927 5,616
1926 5,621
1925 5,659
1924 5,799
1923 5,940
1922 5,808
1921 6,009
1920 5,749
1919 5,231
1918 5,405
1917 5,116
1916 4,758
1915 4,716
1914 3,723
1913 2,870
1912 2,476
1911 1,231
1910 1,017
1909 862
1908 821
1907 801
1906 723
1905 677
1904 667
1903 546
1902 604
1901 535
1900 659
1899 502
1898 533
1897 512
1896 506
1895 509
1894 430
1893 395
1892 468
1891 389
1890 378
1889 342
1888 343
1887 283
1886 331
1885 288
1884 262
1883 282
1882 287
1881 244
1880 257