Lawrence - A very unique male name
Lawrence appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #35. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Lawrence and more.
With that position 1 in 2,879 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Lawrence peaked in popularity 79 years ago in 1942 on position 30.
Famous with this name

Jennifer Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence
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Lawrence is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Lawrence is currently topping the baby name charts in New Hampshire at position #205 - and is the least popular in Tennessee at position #676.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Lawrence is where you live.
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Lawrence origin and meaning
Lawrence is a 8 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Lawrence, pop culture references for the name Lawrence and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Lawrence
We've found the following names that sound similar to Lawrence, sorted by popularity.
Lorenzo / Laurence / Lorenza / Lawerence / Lawrance / Laurance / Lorenz / Loring / Larence / Lorenso /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 447 |
2011 | 455 |
2010 | 461 |
2009 | 444 |
2008 | 428 |
2007 | 394 |
2006 | 406 |
2005 | 396 |
2004 | 365 |
2003 | 342 |
2002 | 346 |
2001 | 338 |
2000 | 321 |
1999 | 315 |
1998 | 277 |
1997 | 284 |
1996 | 254 |
1995 | 248 |
1994 | 237 |
1993 | 197 |
1992 | 193 |
1991 | 182 |
1990 | 174 |
1989 | 172 |
1988 | 149 |
1987 | 146 |
1986 | 151 |
1985 | 144 |
1984 | 143 |
1983 | 132 |
1982 | 128 |
1981 | 125 |
1980 | 128 |
1979 | 122 |
1978 | 113 |
1977 | 114 |
1976 | 113 |
1975 | 110 |
1974 | 100 |
1973 | 104 |
1972 | 101 |
1971 | 85 |
1970 | 83 |
1969 | 71 |
1968 | 67 |
1967 | 66 |
1966 | 66 |
1965 | 66 |
1964 | 68 |
1963 | 68 |
1962 | 70 |
1961 | 67 |
1960 | 64 |
1959 | 62 |
1958 | 52 |
1957 | 46 |
1956 | 42 |
1955 | 42 |
1954 | 39 |
1953 | 37 |
1952 | 35 |
1951 | 33 |
1950 | 33 |
1949 | 32 |
1948 | 31 |
1947 | 32 |
1946 | 31 |
1945 | 30 |
1944 | 32 |
1943 | 32 |
1942 | 30 |
1941 | 34 |
1940 | 35 |
1939 | 36 |
1938 | 36 |
1937 | 38 |
1936 | 37 |
1935 | 35 |
1934 | 34 |
1933 | 38 |
1932 | 34 |
1931 | 38 |
1930 | 36 |
1929 | 38 |
1928 | 38 |
1927 | 37 |
1926 | 36 |
1925 | 36 |
1924 | 36 |
1923 | 36 |
1922 | 36 |
1921 | 37 |
1920 | 36 |
1919 | 38 |
1918 | 38 |
1917 | 36 |
1916 | 37 |
1915 | 37 |
1914 | 35 |
1913 | 35 |
1912 | 37 |
1911 | 37 |
1910 | 35 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
New Hampshire | 205 |
Alaska | 211 |
District of Columbia | 230 |
New Mexico | 257 |
Louisiana | 310 |
Virginia | 319 |
Michigan | 324 |
Georgia | 336 |
Pennsylvania | 348 |
Washington | 349 |
New York | 363 |
North Carolina | 412 |
Illinois | 430 |
Kentucky | 430 |
Arkansas | 455 |
Kansas | 456 |
Oklahoma | 456 |
New Jersey | 466 |
Mississippi | 470 |
South Carolina | 470 |
Florida | 474 |
Indiana | 481 |
Alabama | 486 |
California | 486 |
Nevada | 486 |
Arizona | 519 |
Wisconsin | 524 |
Maryland | 525 |
Ohio | 543 |
Missouri | 546 |
Minnesota | 595 |
Texas | 596 |
Massachusetts | 605 |
Colorado | 610 |
Utah | 615 |
Tennessee | 676 |
Even more about Lawrence
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.