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Lawson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lawson ranks #381 in male records (830 reported) and #3,053 in female records (54 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,053 · 54 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 26 female records (28 to 54); rank moved from #4,839 to #3,053.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 21 female records (33 to 54); rank moved from #4,289 to #3,053.
2025 male rank and count
#381 · 830 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 55 male records (775 to 830); rank moved from #415 to #381.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 66 male records (896 to 830); rank moved from #364 to #381.
Peak year in available data
2021: 896 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Lawson becoming more popular?

Lawson's reported male count increased by 55 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #415 to #381. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Lawson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LawsonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8960201620252016: 27 female records2017: 35 female records2018: 33 female records2019: 28 female records2020: 22 female records2021: 33 female records2022: 35 female records2023: 34 female records2024: 28 female records2025: 54 female records2016: 716 male records2017: 713 male records2018: 853 male records2019: 870 male records2020: 871 male records2021: 896 male records2022: 786 male records2023: 775 male records2024: 775 male records2025: 830 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025543,053830381
2024284,839775415
2023344,242775413
2022354,164786410
2021334,289896364
2020225,583871357
2019284,846870368
2018334,288853380
2017354,189713434
2016275,073716434

Questions about Lawson’s popularity

How common is Lawson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lawson ranks #381 in male records (830 reported) and #3,053 in female records (54 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Lawson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Lawson only.

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