Lawrence
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning of Laurentum or laurel-crowned.
Babies a year
584
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#520
down from #509
UK popularity
#549
71 babies · up from #576
How Lawrence has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #499 |
| 2016 | #493 |
| 2017 | #492 |
| 2018 | #496 |
| 2019 | #535 |
| 2020 | #564 |
| 2021 | #578 |
| 2022 | #551 |
| 2023 | #559 |
| 2024 | #509 |
| 2025 | #520 |
In 2025, 71 babies in England and Wales were named Lawrence. In the US, 584 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,302 in 1952.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lawrence was most common in 1950, when it went to 0.56% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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