Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Lawson name popularity since 1925
17,759 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lawson (3.4% girls, 96.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Lawson is about 11 years old in 2026. Lawson peaked in 2021 as the #364 name for boys, and it ranked #381 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,759
- Named Lawson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #381
- for boys in 2025 (830 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.6% boys
- 605 girls · 17,154 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 3.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Lawson made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lawson births per year, 1925–2025
2021 was the biggest year for Lawson both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Lawson became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 19,100 baby boys to 1 in 9,190.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Lawson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lawson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lawson in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 312 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 495 | #878 |
| 1940s | 0 | 521 | #1,049 |
| 1950s | 0 | 416 | #1,095 |
| 1960s | 0 | 296 | #1,797 |
| 1970s | 0 | 219 | #2,504 |
| 1980s | 0 | 277 | #2,561 |
| 1990s | 37 | 697 | #1,542 |
| 2000s | 127 | 2,713 | #696 |
| 2010s | 235 | 6,275 | #437 |
| 2020–25 | 206 | 4,933 | #381 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
57.9% of babies named Lawson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lawson is most popular
The index compares Lawson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lawson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3.08× | 1,182 |
| Arkansas | 3.00× | 428 |
| Alabama | 2.99× | 734 |
| Mississippi | 2.79× | 470 |
| North Carolina | 2.72× | 1,070 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lawson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lawson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lawson (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data