Lawson is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Lawson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #381 among boys (830) and #3,053 among girls (54) — overall #723 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 884 | 884 | #3,053 | #381 |
| 2024 | 803 | 803 | #4,839 | #415 |
| 2023 | 809 | 809 | #4,242 | #413 |
| 2022 | 821 | 821 | #4,164 | #410 |
| 2021 | 929 | 929 | #4,289 | #364 |
| 2020 | 893 | 893 | #5,583 | #357 |
| 2019 | 898 | 898 | #4,846 | #368 |
| 2018 | 886 | 886 | #4,288 | #380 |
| 2017 | 748 | 748 | #4,189 | #434 |
| 2016 | 743 | 743 | #5,073 | #434 |
| 2015 | 728 | 728 | #4,802 | #437 |
| 2014 | 601 | 601 | #5,388 | #488 |
| 2013 | 535 | 535 | #9,356 | #511 |
| 2012 | 509 | 509 | #7,317 | #533 |
| 2011 | 443 | 443 | #10,114 | #582 |
| 2010 | 419 | 419 | #7,083 | #617 |
| 2009 | 405 | 405 | #8,277 | #643 |
| 2008 | 342 | 342 | #9,832 | #707 |
| 2007 | 382 | 382 | #10,529 | #653 |
| 2006 | 351 | 351 | #8,079 | #676 |
| 2005 | 310 | 310 | #8,637 | #696 |
| 2004 | 280 | 280 | #6,958 | #726 |
| 2003 | 227 | 227 | #8,824 | #814 |
| 2002 | 203 | 203 | #14,644 | #845 |
| 2001 | 165 | 165 | #10,618 | #984 |
| 2000 | 175 | 175 | #6,365 | #963 |
| 1999 | 145 | 145 | #13,643 | #1,010 |
| 1998 | 108 | 108 | #10,687 | #1,228 |
| 1997 | 90 | — | #15,083 | #1,331 |
| 1996 | 65 | — | #12,758 | #1,649 |
| 1995 | 68 | — | #12,652 | #1,542 |
| 1994 | 72 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1993 | 61 | — | — | #1,518 |
| 1992 | 52 | — | #12,648 | #1,815 |
| 1991 | 35 | — | — | #2,122 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | — | #1,999 |
| 1989 | 48 | — | — | #1,651 |
| 1988 | 41 | — | — | #1,722 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | — | #2,247 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1984 | 31 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | — | #2,248 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | — | #2,308 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | — | #2,738 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | #2,250 |
| 1979 | 27 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | — | #2,869 |
| 1977 | 26 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | — | #2,504 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | — | #2,243 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | #1,905 |
| 1972 | 30 | — | — | #1,587 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,176 |
| 1970 | 26 | — | — | #1,731 |
| 1969 | 29 | — | — | #1,513 |
| 1968 | 23 | — | — | #1,671 |
| 1967 | 29 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1966 | 31 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1965 | 20 | — | — | #1,797 |
| 1964 | 24 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1963 | 32 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1962 | 32 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1961 | 38 | — | — | #1,290 |
| 1960 | 38 | — | — | #1,282 |
| 1959 | 33 | — | — | #1,375 |
| 1958 | 38 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1957 | 36 | — | — | #1,310 |
| 1956 | 38 | — | — | #1,241 |
| 1955 | 47 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1954 | 41 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1953 | 40 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1952 | 45 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1951 | 49 | — | — | #1,010 |
| 1950 | 49 | — | — | #996 |
| 1949 | 45 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1948 | 60 | — | — | #883 |
| 1947 | 58 | — | — | #920 |
| 1946 | 49 | — | — | #958 |
| 1945 | 38 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1944 | 53 | — | — | #873 |
| 1943 | 55 | — | — | #904 |
| 1942 | 64 | — | — | #808 |
| 1941 | 57 | — | — | #843 |
| 1940 | 42 | — | — | #1,001 |
| 1939 | 59 | — | — | #798 |
| 1938 | 55 | — | — | #845 |
| 1937 | 41 | — | — | #998 |
| 1936 | 42 | — | — | #962 |
| 1935 | 52 | — | — | #878 |
| 1934 | 46 | — | — | #934 |
| 1933 | 49 | — | — | #892 |
| 1932 | 51 | — | — | #907 |
| 1931 | 48 | — | — | #951 |
| 1930 | 52 | — | — | #936 |
| 1929 | 62 | — | — | #829 |
| 1928 | 53 | — | — | #930 |
| 1927 | 65 | — | — | #834 |
| 1926 | 70 | — | — | #780 |
| 1925 | 62 | — | — | #850 |
| 1924 | 73 | — | — | #789 |
| 1923 | 78 | — | — | #742 |
| 1922 | 79 | — | — | #744 |
| 1921 | 63 | — | — | #880 |
| 1920 | 86 | — | — | #698 |
| 1919 | 79 | — | — | #711 |
| 1918 | 78 | — | — | #726 |
| 1917 | 80 | — | — | #671 |
| 1916 | 57 | — | — | #829 |
| 1915 | 64 | — | — | #754 |
| 1914 | 53 | — | — | #718 |
| 1913 | 48 | — | — | #646 |
| 1912 | 35 | — | — | #729 |
| 1911 | 24 | — | — | #637 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | — | #805 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #872 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | — | #804 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | — | #576 |
| 1906 | 17 | — | — | #578 |
| 1905 | 16 | — | — | #605 |
| 1904 | 23 | — | — | #447 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #680 |
| 1902 | 20 | — | — | #483 |
| 1901 | 22 | — | — | #402 |
| 1900 | 17 | — | — | #611 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | — | #641 |
| 1898 | 15 | — | — | #557 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #761 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #658 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | — | #771 |
| 1894 | 19 | — | — | #452 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #802 |
| 1892 | 22 | — | — | #409 |
| 1891 | 14 | — | — | #489 |
| 1890 | 17 | — | — | #450 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | — | #569 |
| 1888 | 20 | — | — | #424 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #433 |
| 1886 | 19 | — | — | #412 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #565 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #589 |
| 1883 | 18 | — | — | #424 |
| 1882 | 21 | — | — | #395 |
| 1881 | 12 | — | — | #519 |
| 1880 | 20 | — | — | #388 |