Lawson

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Lawrence; patronymic surname.

Babies a year
743
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#381
up from #415
UK popularity
#1035
29 babies

How Lawson has moved

US popularity rank, 20152025. Lower is more popular.
#319#397#474201520202025#381

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#437
2016#434
2017#433
2018#380
2019#368
2020#356
2021#363
2022#409
2023#414
2024#415
2025#381

In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Lawson. In the US, 743 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.

Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lawson was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.

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