Lawrence

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 226 babies (rank #152 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

2,750
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
226
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
1996226#152
1997225#154
1998205#165
1999185#181
2000151#215
2001121#239
2002102#274
2003117#262
2004111#284
2005112#290
2006122#293
2007101#364
2008114#340
2009101#388
2010117#357
2011109#370
201297#413
2013108#375
2014103#396
2015117#374
2016106#405