Lawson
Girl name · #3048 in 2025 · Uniqueness 43/100
Lawson is currently the #3048 girl name in the United States — 54 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4725, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,333 girls born in 2025 was named Lawson.
The 33-year story
Lawson first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 54 babies and a rank of #3028. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lawson per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lawson in class?
Lawson scores 43 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Lawson is most common
State-level data for Lawson is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Lawson
Statistically, parents drawn to Lawson tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Dawson, Hudson, Layton, Leyton, and Layken.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lawson | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #3028 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4191 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4108 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4245 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4773 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4147 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4990 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4725 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5310 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6904 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8330 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6768 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lawson a popular girl name?
Lawson ranked #3048 among girls in 2025 with 54 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4725.
When was the name Lawson most popular?
Lawson peaked in 2025, when 54 American girls received the name (ranked #3028 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lawson?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,333 newborn American girls was named Lawson. It scores 43/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.