Lawrence

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Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Lawrence is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the French Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Latin Laurentius or Old Greek Lavrenti. Pet forms of Lawrence include Larry, Lawrie and, less commonly, Law.

From Wikipedia

Lawrence first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 96 babies (rank #284 that year). In 2024 it was given to 46 boys (rank #601). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Lawrence

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lawrence yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,766
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
96
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199196#284
199289#301
199382#318
199458#368
199571#364
199671#356
199755#407
199853#414
199942#469
200039#500
200136#553
200248#446
200336#586
200444#515
200546#498
200641#574
200739#622
200842#611
200937#686
201036#688
201139#642
201251#536
201355#510
201460#488
201545#594
201651#549
201751#544
201842#630
201951#551
202039#674
202143#648
202247#585
202348#571
202446#601