Lanson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Lane; son of the land dweller.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lanson by the numbers
Lanson was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Lane
Like Lanson, each of these traces back to Lane: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lanson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Lanson, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lanson
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