How Many People Are Named Lawrence?
people named Lawrence are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,545 people in the US has this name
Based on 463,357 babies named Lawrence in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,336 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of LAURENCE (1). This spelling of the name is now more common than Laurence in the English-speaking world, probably because Lawrence is the usual spelling of the surname. The surname was borne by the author and poet D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930), as well as the revolutionary T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935), who was known as Lawrence of Arabia.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lawrence, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lawrence alive today is about 60 years old, and 61% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 49 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lawrence first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1952, to 10,336 babies. In 2025, 585 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lawrence never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #30, in 1942 and 1945, and it was in the top 100 in 93 years between 1880 and 1974. In 2025 it ranked #520.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #520 |
| Best rank | #30 (1942 and 1945) |
| Years in the top 100 | 93 (1880 to 1974) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #42 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lawrence alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lawrence were born in New York than in any other state: about 27,083 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lawrence was given about 1.7 times as often in District of Columbia, Hawaii and Maine.
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