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Lawrence

Boys' name · Mid-century perennial

Living in the US
~231,200 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#518 among boys
Births in 2025
585 463,357 since 1880
Typical age
66 years, median

Lawrence popularity over time

Lawrence rank by birth year, 1880–2025Lawrence ranked #65 in 1880 and #518 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #30, in 1942.#100#518best #30 in 194218901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Lawrence was used most in 1952, when 10,336 babies were given the name. The name is already in use in 1880, where the data begins. It has held a top-100 place in 93 separate years.

The 2025 position is #518, on 585 births.

Babies named Lawrence per yearPeaks at 10,336 births in 1952.10,336 in 1952018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Lawrence?

Roughly 231,200 Lawrences are alive in the US right now. SSA has recorded 463,357 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Lawrence?

The typical living Lawrence is 66 years old. More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other decade. By the site’s era rules that makes Lawrence a mid-century perennial name.

Your Lawrence

Ages of living people named LawrenceHalf of living Lawrences are older than 66 and half younger.median 66020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Lawrence is most common

Relative to births, District of Columbia carries 2.8× the national share of Lawrences. New Mexico, Kansas and Wisconsin follow.

Where Lawrence is used more than average5 states use the name Lawrence more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: 1.8× the national rateWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: 1.7× the national rateIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: 2.4× the national rateNMKansas: 2.0× the national rateKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: 2.8× the national rateDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Lawrence is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
District of Columbia 29 2.8×
New Mexico 49 2.4×
Kansas 85 2.0×
Wisconsin 137 1.8×
Iowa 73 1.7×

Lawrence in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Lawrence ranked #549 in 2025 on 71 births.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Lawrence comes from

English Wiktionary: given name from Latin.

Notable people named Lawrence

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Lawrence Bragg Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer 1890–1971 91
Lawrence Lessig American academic, political activist 1961 62
Lawrence Klein American economist 1920–2013 55
Lawrence Durrell British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer 1912–1990 54
Lawrence Alma-Tadema Dutch-born British painter 1836–1912 50
Lawrence Wong Prime Minister of Singapore since 2024 1972 48
Lawrence Gonzi Maltese politician 1953 43
Lawrence Kohlberg American psychologist 1927–1987 43
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The sharpest rise. Births under this name jumped from 1,231 in 1911 to 2,476 in 1912 — 2.0 times over in a single year.

Birth records contain the rise and nothing about its cause. This site does not supply one.

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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