Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Lawson

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

896

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

13.6%

2024

774

All-time

17,698

Lawson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 896 boys were named Lawson.

In 2024, only 774 boys were given the name.

Down 13.6% from its peak.

All told, about 17,698 Americans have been named Lawson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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