Lawson Boy
How popular is Lawson?
#381 boy name in 2025
830 baby boys were named Lawson in the US in 2025, making it the 381st most popular boy name. Another 54 girls got the name (#3,028 for girls).
Lawson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #381 for boys (▲ 34 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 830 boys, 54 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #436 in 2015, #357 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (896 boys) |
| Highest rank | #357 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lawson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lawson family of names ranked #380 for boys in 2025 (#407 the year before), with 841 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson | 830 | 99% |
| Lawsen | 11 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lawson is most popular
Babies named Lawson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 2.1 per 1,000 (122 boys)
- Arkansas: 1.8 per 1,000 (113 boys)
- Alabama: 1.7 per 1,000 (191 boys)
- North Dakota: 1.4 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Louisiana: 1.4 per 1,000 (139 boys)
Lawson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 161 | #381 |
| 1890s | 136 | #404 |
| 1900s | 170 | #399 |
| 1910s | 533 | #624 |
| 1920s | 691 | #691 |
| 1930s | 495 | #794 |
| 1940s | 521 | #806 |
| 1950s | 416 | #988 |
| 1960s | 296 | #1,272 |
| 1970s | 219 | #1,566 |
| 1980s | 277 | #1,636 |
| 1990s | 697 | #1,004 |
| 2000s | 2,713 | #642 |
| 2010s | 6,275 | #368 |
| 2020s | 4,933 | #357 |
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Questions
- Is Lawson a boy or girl name?
- Lawson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Lawson were boys.
- How popular is the name Lawson?
- 830 baby boys were named Lawson in the US in 2025, making it the 381st most popular boy name. Another 54 girls got the name (#3,028 for girls).
- When was Lawson most popular?
- Lawson peaked in 2021, when 896 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #357 in 2020.
- How many people are named Lawson?
- 19,138 babies have been named Lawson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 16,435 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Lawson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lawson was most common in Mississippi, at 2.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.