Names / Boy names
Lawson
Current rank
#381
holding steady
All-time peak
#357
in 2020
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
19,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #357 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Modern and steady. It first shows up in American naming data in 1880. Its strongest year was 2020, at #357 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #381, holding steady. Across all years, more than 19,100 children have been named this.