Lawrence
Quick answers about Lawrence
How many people are named Lawrence?
An estimated 199,531 living Americans are named Lawrence.
How rare is Lawrence?
Lawrence is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 578 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.4% from its 1952 peak.
How old is the typical Lawrence?
The median age of a living American named Lawrence is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 47 and 73 years old.
Is Lawrence still popular?
No. Lawrence is endangered as a baby name, down 94.4% from its 1952 peak with 578 births in 2025.
Where is Lawrence most common?
Lawrence has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
Lawrence is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 3.8× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in New Mexico.
States where Lawrence is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.