Lawson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Lawrence; patronymic surname.
How Lawson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #437 |
| 2016 | #434 |
| 2017 | #433 |
| 2018 | #380 |
| 2019 | #368 |
| 2020 | #356 |
| 2021 | #363 |
| 2022 | #409 |
| 2023 | #414 |
| 2024 | #415 |
| 2025 | #381 |
Lawson by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 711 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Lawrence
Like Lawson, each of these traces back to Lawrence: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Laurenfrom laurentum; feminine form of Lawrence1,983 in the US (2017)
- Lawrenceof Laurentum or laurel-crowned584 in the US (2017)
- Larryfrom Laurentum; a form of Lawrence411 in the US (2017)
- Lorenfrom laurentum; a form of Lawrence159 in the US (2017)
- Lorenzafrom Laurentum; laurel crowned; a form of Lawrence or Laura19 in the US (2017)
- Lorenzfrom Laurentum; a form of Lawrence4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Larenzfrom laurentum; a variant of Lawrence8 in the US (2017)
- Lorencefrom laurentum, the laurel place; a form of Lawrence7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lawson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lawson
Names that are said the same way as Lawson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Layson5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lawson
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