Lawrence has been given to about 463,357 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.
Lawrence ranks 520th among American boys in 2025, with 585 born that year. Its best year was 1952, when 10,336 babies were given the name, ranking 35th. The typical living American called Lawrence is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Dakota, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.