Lawson

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Meaning

Lawson is a masculine given name borne by: Lawson Aschenbach, American racing driver Lawson Butt, British actor and director of the silent era Lawson Craddock, American former road and track racing cyclist Lawson Crouse, Canadian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Lawson D'Ath, English footballer Lawson Duncan, American retired tennis player Lawson D.

From Wikipedia

Lawson first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 896 babies (rank #364 that year). In 2024 it was given to 774 boys (rank #415). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Lawson

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

18,247

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

896

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	20	#388
1881	12	#519
1882	21	#395
1883	18	#424
1884	11	#589
1885	12	#565
1886	19	#412
1887	16	#433
1888	20	#424
1889	12	#569
1890	17	#450
1891	14	#489
1892	22	#409
1893	8	#802
1894	19	#452
1895	9	#771
1896	12	#658
1897	9	#761
1898	15	#557
1899	11	#641
1900	17	#611
1901	22	#402
1902	20	#483
1903	12	#680
1904	23	#447
1905	16	#605
1906	17	#578
1907	19	#576
1908	12	#804
1909	12	#872
1910	15	#805
1911	24	#637
1912	35	#729
1913	48	#646
1914	53	#718
1915	64	#754
1916	57	#829
1917	80	#671
1918	78	#726
1919	79	#711
1920	86	#698
1921	63	#880
1922	79	#744
1923	78	#742
1924	73	#789
1925	62	#850
1926	70	#780
1927	65	#834
1928	53	#930
1929	62	#829
1930	52	#936
1931	48	#951
1932	51	#907
1933	49	#891
1934	46	#934
1935	52	#878
1936	42	#963
1937	41	#998
1938	55	#845
1939	59	#798
1940	42	#1,001
1941	57	#843
1942	64	#808
1943	55	#904
1944	53	#873
1945	38	#1,049
1946	49	#958
1947	58	#920
1948	60	#883
1949	45	#1,056
1950	49	#996
1951	49	#1,010
1952	45	#1,087
1953	40	#1,179
1954	41	#1,179
1955	47	#1,095
1956	38	#1,241
1957	36	#1,310
1958	38	#1,256
1959	33	#1,374
1960	38	#1,282
1961	38	#1,290
1962	32	#1,395
1963	32	#1,392
1964	24	#1,641
1965	20	#1,797
1966	31	#1,391
1967	29	#1,430
1968	23	#1,671
1969	29	#1,513
1970	26	#1,731
1971	19	#2,177
1972	30	#1,586
1973	23	#1,905
1974	19	#2,243
1975	17	#2,505
1976	17	#2,562
1977	26	#1,931
1978	15	#2,869
1979	27	#1,976
1980	23	#2,251
1981	17	#2,738
1982	22	#2,307
1983	23	#2,248
1984	31	#1,820
1985	20	#2,561
1986	26	#2,198
1987	26	#2,247
1988	41	#1,722
1989	48	#1,651
1990	38	#1,999
1991	35	#2,122
1992	46	#1,815
1993	61	#1,518
1994	72	#1,376
1995	62	#1,542
1996	59	#1,649
1997	85	#1,331
1998	100	#1,228
1999	139	#1,010
2000	158	#963
2001	156	#984
2002	197	#845
2003	215	#814
2004	263	#726
2005	297	#696
2006	336	#676
2007	371	#653
2008	330	#707
2009	390	#643
2010	401	#617
2011	432	#582
2012	491	#533
2013	523	#511
2014	576	#488
2015	699	#437
2016	716	#434
2017	713	#434
2018	853	#380
2019	870	#368
2020	870	#357
2021	896	#364
2022	785	#410
2023	774	#413
2024	774	#415