Boy
Lawson
Lawson is a boy's name meaning "English patronymic", drawing on English roots. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
EnglishEnglish patronymic
Etymology"Son of Lawrence"
Births by decade
1900s
170
1910s
533
1920s
691
1930s
495
1940s
521
1950s
416
1960s
296
1970s
219
1980s
277
1990s
734
2000s
2,840
2010s
4,713
Peaked in the 2010s · 11,905 total U.S. births since 1900