Is Lawson a boy or girl name?
Lawson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 774 boys were named Lawson, so 3.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3% of the 18,247 US babies named Lawson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #415
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,950
- Babies named Lawson since 1880
- 18,247
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 929 babies
Boys and girls named Lawson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 533 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 691 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 495 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 521 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 416 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 277 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 697 | 37 | 5% |
| 2000s | 2,713 | 127 | 4.5% |
| 2010s | 6,274 | 235 | 3.6% |
| 2020s | 4,099 | 150 | 3.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 774 | #415 | 27 | #4,950 |
| 2023 | 774 | #413 | 33 | #4,317 |
| 2022 | 785 | #410 | 35 | #4,160 |
| 2021 | 896 | #364 | 33 | #4,288 |
| 2020 | 870 | #357 | 22 | #5,581 |
| 2019 | 870 | #368 | 28 | #4,843 |
| 2018 | 853 | #380 | 33 | #4,287 |
| 2017 | 713 | #434 | 35 | #4,184 |
| 2016 | 716 | #434 | 27 | #5,072 |
| 2015 | 699 | #437 | 29 | #4,801 |
| 2014 | 576 | #488 | 25 | #5,388 |
| 2013 | 523 | #511 | 12 | #9,353 |
| 2012 | 491 | #533 | 17 | #7,315 |
| 2011 | 432 | #582 | 11 | #10,114 |
| 2010 | 401 | #617 | 18 | #7,082 |
| 2009 | 390 | #643 | 15 | #8,276 |
| 2008 | 330 | #707 | 12 | #9,832 |
| 2007 | 371 | #653 | 11 | #10,528 |
| 2006 | 336 | #676 | 15 | #8,079 |
| 2005 | 297 | #696 | 13 | #8,637 |
| 2004 | 263 | #726 | 17 | #6,956 |
| 2003 | 215 | #814 | 12 | #8,824 |
| 2002 | 197 | #845 | 6 | #14,643 |
| 2001 | 156 | #984 | 9 | #10,617 |
| 2000 | 158 | #963 | 17 | #6,364 |
| 1999 | 139 | #1,010 | 6 | #13,643 |
| 1998 | 100 | #1,228 | 8 | #10,687 |
| 1997 | 85 | #1,331 | 5 | #15,082 |
| 1996 | 59 | #1,649 | 6 | #12,758 |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,542 | 6 | #12,652 |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 61 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,815 | 6 | #12,648 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 48 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,869 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 32 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 47 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 49 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 49 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 45 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 60 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 58 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 49 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 38 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 53 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 55 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 64 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 57 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 42 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 59 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 55 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 41 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 42 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 52 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 46 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 49 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 51 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 48 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 52 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 62 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 53 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 65 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 70 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 62 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 73 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 78 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 79 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 63 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 86 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 79 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 78 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 80 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 57 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 64 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 53 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 48 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 35 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 24 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 23 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 20 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 22 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 17 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 15 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 19 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 22 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 14 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 17 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 20 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 21 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 12 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 20 | #388 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lawson reached #357 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #4,160 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.