Is Lawrence a boy or girl name?
Lawrence is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 596 boys were named Lawrence, so 1.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 462,765 US babies named Lawrence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #509
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,254
- Babies named Lawrence since 1880
- 462,765
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 10,336 babies
Boys and girls named Lawrence, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,919 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 4,597 | 25 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 6,846 | 49 | 0.7% |
| 1910s | 36,354 | 189 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 56,867 | 309 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 54,486 | 273 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 80,459 | 256 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 91,109 | 276 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 51,341 | 259 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 26,663 | 248 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 19,641 | 177 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 13,155 | 47 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 7,614 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 5,894 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 2,640 | 47 | 1.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 596 | #509 | 11 | #9,254 |
| 2023 | 521 | #558 | 12 | #8,749 |
| 2022 | 541 | #549 | 5 | #16,649 |
| 2021 | 484 | #578 | 9 | #10,749 |
| 2020 | 498 | #563 | 10 | #9,957 |
| 2019 | 530 | #535 | 6 | #14,800 |
| 2018 | 579 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 587 | #494 | 5 | #17,303 |
| 2016 | 614 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 582 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 639 | #460 | 6 | #15,712 |
| 2013 | 585 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 601 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 594 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 583 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 635 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 676 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 771 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 728 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 725 | #395 | 8 | #12,489 |
| 2004 | 768 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 817 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 794 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 811 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 889 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 918 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,040 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 983 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,116 | #256 | 7 | #11,262 |
| 1995 | 1,150 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,268 | #236 | 6 | #12,699 |
| 1993 | 1,551 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,616 | #193 | 7 | #11,151 |
| 1991 | 1,733 | #182 | 16 | #5,823 |
| 1990 | 1,780 | #174 | 11 | #7,628 |
| 1989 | 1,753 | #174 | 14 | #6,000 |
| 1988 | 1,861 | #150 | 14 | #5,763 |
| 1987 | 1,898 | #146 | 21 | #4,063 |
| 1986 | 1,790 | #151 | 23 | #3,706 |
| 1985 | 1,941 | #144 | 14 | #5,213 |
| 1984 | 1,868 | #143 | 15 | #4,870 |
| 1983 | 2,028 | #132 | 19 | #4,038 |
| 1982 | 2,135 | #128 | 17 | #4,446 |
| 1981 | 2,194 | #125 | 21 | #3,802 |
| 1980 | 2,173 | #129 | 19 | #4,075 |
| 1979 | 2,255 | #122 | 21 | #3,724 |
| 1978 | 2,246 | #113 | 26 | #3,055 |
| 1977 | 2,311 | #115 | 31 | #2,694 |
| 1976 | 2,250 | #113 | 21 | #3,357 |
| 1975 | 2,364 | #110 | 24 | #3,010 |
| 1974 | 2,543 | #100 | 21 | #3,265 |
| 1973 | 2,524 | #104 | 25 | #2,791 |
| 1972 | 2,823 | #101 | 23 | #2,944 |
| 1971 | 3,523 | #85 | 26 | #2,774 |
| 1970 | 3,824 | #83 | 30 | #2,484 |
| 1969 | 4,044 | #71 | 29 | #2,427 |
| 1968 | 4,097 | #67 | 17 | #3,247 |
| 1967 | 4,342 | #67 | 31 | #2,148 |
| 1966 | 4,643 | #66 | 29 | #2,226 |
| 1965 | 4,962 | #66 | 23 | #2,577 |
| 1964 | 5,453 | #68 | 23 | #2,633 |
| 1963 | 5,706 | #68 | 24 | #2,517 |
| 1962 | 5,620 | #70 | 29 | #2,239 |
| 1961 | 6,096 | #67 | 27 | #2,332 |
| 1960 | 6,378 | #64 | 27 | #2,274 |
| 1959 | 6,600 | #62 | 34 | #1,937 |
| 1958 | 7,539 | #52 | 28 | #2,141 |
| 1957 | 8,742 | #46 | 29 | #2,045 |
| 1956 | 8,898 | #42 | 29 | #2,028 |
| 1955 | 9,128 | #42 | 24 | #2,253 |
| 1954 | 9,605 | #39 | 26 | #2,105 |
| 1953 | 9,856 | #37 | 27 | #1,989 |
| 1952 | 10,302 | #35 | 34 | #1,698 |
| 1951 | 10,265 | #33 | 22 | #2,160 |
| 1950 | 10,174 | #33 | 23 | #2,028 |
| 1949 | 10,253 | #32 | 24 | #1,990 |
| 1948 | 9,768 | #31 | 25 | #1,920 |
| 1947 | 9,582 | #32 | 23 | #2,069 |
| 1946 | 8,517 | #31 | 21 | #2,056 |
| 1945 | 7,163 | #30 | 23 | #1,775 |
| 1944 | 7,129 | #32 | 32 | #1,446 |
| 1943 | 7,583 | #32 | 22 | #1,867 |
| 1942 | 7,639 | #30 | 33 | #1,426 |
| 1941 | 6,652 | #34 | 29 | #1,462 |
| 1940 | 6,173 | #36 | 24 | #1,616 |
| 1939 | 5,882 | #36 | 29 | #1,390 |
| 1938 | 5,874 | #36 | 25 | #1,528 |
| 1937 | 5,505 | #38 | 24 | #1,558 |
| 1936 | 5,341 | #37 | 22 | #1,619 |
| 1935 | 5,351 | #35 | 28 | #1,400 |
| 1934 | 5,324 | #34 | 25 | #1,498 |
| 1933 | 4,911 | #38 | 29 | #1,343 |
| 1932 | 5,295 | #35 | 30 | #1,363 |
| 1931 | 5,364 | #38 | 30 | #1,357 |
| 1930 | 5,639 | #36 | 31 | #1,389 |
| 1929 | 5,306 | #38 | 30 | #1,405 |
| 1928 | 5,596 | #38 | 43 | #1,172 |
| 1927 | 5,572 | #37 | 44 | #1,166 |
| 1926 | 5,582 | #36 | 39 | #1,253 |
| 1925 | 5,633 | #36 | 26 | #1,673 |
| 1924 | 5,775 | #36 | 24 | #1,788 |
| 1923 | 5,913 | #36 | 27 | #1,617 |
| 1922 | 5,786 | #36 | 22 | #1,866 |
| 1921 | 5,977 | #37 | 32 | #1,456 |
| 1920 | 5,727 | #36 | 22 | #1,855 |
| 1919 | 5,205 | #38 | 26 | #1,585 |
| 1918 | 5,372 | #38 | 33 | #1,348 |
| 1917 | 5,094 | #36 | 22 | #1,683 |
| 1916 | 4,742 | #38 | 16 | #2,080 |
| 1915 | 4,688 | #37 | 28 | #1,353 |
| 1914 | 3,703 | #35 | 20 | #1,467 |
| 1913 | 2,853 | #35 | 17 | #1,435 |
| 1912 | 2,467 | #38 | 9 | #2,056 |
| 1911 | 1,221 | #37 | 10 | #1,600 |
| 1910 | 1,009 | #35 | 8 | #1,853 |
| 1909 | 854 | #35 | 8 | #1,677 |
| 1908 | 815 | #35 | 6 | #1,980 |
| 1907 | 801 | #34 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 717 | #36 | 6 | #1,845 |
| 1905 | 669 | #38 | 8 | #1,485 |
| 1904 | 662 | #38 | 5 | #2,028 |
| 1903 | 536 | #43 | 10 | #1,170 |
| 1902 | 598 | #37 | 6 | #1,710 |
| 1901 | 535 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 659 | #40 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 497 | #40 | 5 | #1,731 |
| 1898 | 533 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 505 | #41 | 7 | #1,327 |
| 1896 | 499 | #46 | 7 | #1,361 |
| 1895 | 509 | #41 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 430 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 395 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 468 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 389 | #46 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 372 | #52 | 6 | #1,278 |
| 1889 | 342 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 343 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 283 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 331 | #57 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 288 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 262 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 282 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 287 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 244 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 257 | #65 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lawrence reached #30 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #1,166 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lawrence
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.