Lawrence

“Variant of Laurence — Person from Laurentum, a town perhaps named for laurel trees” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #518 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Lawrence has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #30 (1942) · 461,170 babies named Lawrence all-time · 1 in 2,900 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,800 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lawrences

Lawrence of Rome — Christian saint, martyr and a deacon of Rome (225-258)
Lawrence Lessig — American academic, political activist
Lawrence Klein — American economist (1920-2013)
Lawrence Durrell — British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer (1912–1990)
Lawrence Alma-Tadema — Dutch-born British painter (1836–1912)

In stories & tradition

Lawrence Kutner — House M.D.
Lawrence Alamain — Days of Our Lives
Lawrence Gordon — Saw

What Lawrences become

Among 2,173 notable people named Lawrence:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lawrence Bacow, American economist and lawyer.

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