Lawrence remains a common boys' name (#518 in 2025), down from a peak of #30 in 1942.
Lawrence is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #520 among boys (578) and #12,616 among girls (7) — overall #1,036 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 585 | 585 | #12,616 | #520 |
| 2024 | 611 | 611 | #9,287 | #508 |
| 2023 | 533 | 533 | #8,764 | #558 |
| 2022 | 546 | 546 | #16,663 | #550 |
| 2021 | 493 | 493 | #10,758 | #580 |
| 2020 | 508 | 508 | #9,962 | #563 |
| 2019 | 536 | 536 | #14,804 | #535 |
| 2018 | 579 | 579 | — | #498 |
| 2017 | 592 | 592 | #17,309 | #494 |
| 2016 | 614 | 614 | — | #493 |
| 2015 | 582 | 582 | — | #499 |
| 2014 | 645 | 645 | #15,715 | #460 |
| 2013 | 585 | 585 | — | #476 |
| 2012 | 601 | 601 | — | #452 |
| 2011 | 595 | 595 | — | #453 |
| 2010 | 583 | 583 | — | #457 |
| 2009 | 636 | 636 | — | #441 |
| 2008 | 676 | 676 | — | #429 |
| 2007 | 772 | 772 | — | #392 |
| 2006 | 728 | 733 | — | #406 |
| 2005 | 733 | 733 | #12,490 | #395 |
| 2004 | 768 | 768 | — | #362 |
| 2003 | 817 | 822 | — | #341 |
| 2002 | 794 | 794 | — | #345 |
| 2001 | 811 | 811 | — | #340 |
| 2000 | 889 | 889 | — | #322 |
| 1999 | 918 | 918 | — | #311 |
| 1998 | 1,040 | 1,040 | — | #277 |
| 1997 | 983 | — | — | #285 |
| 1996 | 1,123 | — | #11,262 | #256 |
| 1995 | 1,150 | — | — | #248 |
| 1994 | 1,274 | — | #12,700 | #236 |
| 1993 | 1,551 | — | — | #196 |
| 1992 | 1,623 | — | #11,151 | #193 |
| 1991 | 1,750 | — | #5,823 | #181 |
| 1990 | 1,791 | — | #7,629 | #174 |
| 1989 | 1,767 | — | #6,000 | #173 |
| 1988 | 1,875 | — | #5,763 | #150 |
| 1987 | 1,920 | — | #4,063 | #146 |
| 1986 | 1,812 | — | #3,706 | #151 |
| 1985 | 1,955 | — | #5,213 | #144 |
| 1984 | 1,883 | — | #4,870 | #143 |
| 1983 | 2,046 | — | #4,039 | #132 |
| 1982 | 2,151 | — | #4,446 | #128 |
| 1981 | 2,214 | — | #3,802 | #125 |
| 1980 | 2,192 | — | #4,074 | #129 |
| 1979 | 2,276 | — | #3,724 | #122 |
| 1978 | 2,271 | — | #3,055 | #113 |
| 1977 | 2,342 | — | #2,694 | #115 |
| 1976 | 2,271 | — | #3,356 | #113 |
| 1975 | 2,388 | — | #3,010 | #110 |
| 1974 | 2,564 | — | #3,265 | #100 |
| 1973 | 2,549 | — | #2,791 | #104 |
| 1972 | 2,846 | — | #2,944 | #101 |
| 1971 | 3,549 | — | #2,774 | #85 |
| 1970 | 3,854 | — | #2,484 | #83 |
| 1969 | 4,073 | — | #2,427 | #71 |
| 1968 | 4,115 | — | #3,246 | #67 |
| 1967 | 4,372 | — | #2,149 | #67 |
| 1966 | 4,673 | — | #2,226 | #66 |
| 1965 | 4,984 | — | #2,575 | #66 |
| 1964 | 5,476 | — | #2,633 | #68 |
| 1963 | 5,732 | — | #2,517 | #68 |
| 1962 | 5,648 | — | #2,239 | #70 |
| 1961 | 6,121 | — | #2,333 | #67 |
| 1960 | 6,407 | — | #2,274 | #64 |
| 1959 | 6,635 | — | #1,937 | #62 |
| 1958 | 7,567 | — | #2,141 | #52 |
| 1957 | 8,770 | — | #2,045 | #46 |
| 1956 | 8,927 | — | #2,028 | #42 |
| 1955 | 9,152 | — | #2,253 | #42 |
| 1954 | 9,632 | — | #2,106 | #39 |
| 1953 | 9,883 | — | #1,989 | #37 |
| 1952 | 10,336 | — | #1,698 | #35 |
| 1951 | 10,288 | — | #2,160 | #33 |
| 1950 | 10,196 | — | #2,028 | #33 |
| 1949 | 10,277 | — | #1,990 | #32 |
| 1948 | 9,793 | — | #1,920 | #31 |
| 1947 | 9,605 | — | #2,069 | #32 |
| 1946 | 8,538 | — | #2,056 | #31 |
| 1945 | 7,186 | — | #1,775 | #30 |
| 1944 | 7,162 | — | #1,446 | #32 |
| 1943 | 7,605 | — | #1,867 | #32 |
| 1942 | 7,672 | — | #1,426 | #30 |
| 1941 | 6,682 | — | #1,462 | #34 |
| 1940 | 6,197 | — | #1,616 | #36 |
| 1939 | 5,911 | — | #1,390 | #36 |
| 1938 | 5,898 | — | #1,528 | #36 |
| 1937 | 5,531 | — | #1,558 | #38 |
| 1936 | 5,361 | — | #1,619 | #37 |
| 1935 | 5,379 | — | #1,401 | #35 |
| 1934 | 5,349 | — | #1,498 | #34 |
| 1933 | 4,940 | — | #1,343 | #38 |
| 1932 | 5,325 | — | #1,363 | #35 |
| 1931 | 5,394 | — | #1,357 | #38 |
| 1930 | 5,670 | — | #1,389 | #36 |
| 1929 | 5,335 | — | #1,405 | #38 |
| 1928 | 5,640 | — | #1,172 | #38 |
| 1927 | 5,616 | — | #1,166 | #37 |
| 1926 | 5,621 | — | #1,253 | #36 |
| 1925 | 5,659 | — | #1,673 | #36 |
| 1924 | 5,799 | — | #1,788 | #36 |
| 1923 | 5,940 | — | #1,617 | #36 |
| 1922 | 5,808 | — | #1,866 | #36 |
| 1921 | 6,009 | — | #1,456 | #37 |
| 1920 | 5,749 | — | #1,855 | #36 |
| 1919 | 5,231 | — | #1,585 | #38 |
| 1918 | 5,405 | — | #1,348 | #38 |
| 1917 | 5,116 | — | #1,683 | #36 |
| 1916 | 4,758 | — | #2,080 | #38 |
| 1915 | 4,716 | — | #1,353 | #37 |
| 1914 | 3,723 | — | #1,467 | #35 |
| 1913 | 2,870 | — | #1,435 | #35 |
| 1912 | 2,476 | — | #2,056 | #38 |
| 1911 | 1,231 | — | #1,600 | #37 |
| 1910 | 1,017 | — | #1,853 | #35 |
| 1909 | 862 | — | #1,677 | #35 |
| 1908 | 821 | — | #1,980 | #35 |
| 1907 | 801 | — | — | #34 |
| 1906 | 723 | — | #1,845 | #36 |
| 1905 | 677 | — | #1,485 | #38 |
| 1904 | 667 | — | #2,028 | #38 |
| 1903 | 546 | — | #1,170 | #43 |
| 1902 | 604 | — | #1,710 | #37 |
| 1901 | 535 | — | — | #37 |
| 1900 | 659 | — | — | #40 |
| 1899 | 502 | — | #1,731 | #40 |
| 1898 | 533 | — | — | #44 |
| 1897 | 512 | — | #1,327 | #41 |
| 1896 | 506 | — | #1,361 | #46 |
| 1895 | 509 | — | — | #41 |
| 1894 | 430 | — | — | #49 |
| 1893 | 395 | — | — | #51 |
| 1892 | 468 | — | — | #44 |
| 1891 | 389 | — | — | #46 |
| 1890 | 378 | — | #1,278 | #52 |
| 1889 | 342 | — | — | #56 |
| 1888 | 343 | — | — | #61 |
| 1887 | 283 | — | — | #60 |
| 1886 | 331 | — | — | #57 |
| 1885 | 288 | — | — | #64 |
| 1884 | 262 | — | — | #71 |
| 1883 | 282 | — | — | #61 |
| 1882 | 287 | — | — | #63 |
| 1881 | 244 | — | — | #66 |
| 1880 | 257 | — | — | #65 |