Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Lawrence

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lawrence
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 94.2% from peak

Peak era

1952

Peak rank proxy

10,302

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19522024

Peak year

1952

Decline from peak

94.2%

2024

596

All-time

460,585

Lawrence once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1952, when 10,302 boys were named Lawrence.

In 2024, only 596 boys were given the name.

Down 94.2% from its peak.

All told, about 460,585 Americans have been named Lawrence and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 94.2% from peak

195210,302 boys named Lawrence

2024596 boys named Lawrence

Curious about the history of Lawrence? Browse books about the name Lawrence on Amazon.