Lawson

“Son of Lawrence” — Scottish/English origin

Boy's name · #381 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lawson is near its high-water mark: it reached #357 in 2020 and still ranked #381 in 2025. About 19,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. In Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama it runs 3–4× its national rate. It is also an American family name — about 119,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,800 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lawsons

Lawson Craddock — American road cyclist
Lawson Crouse — Canadian ice hockey player
Lawson Robertson — American athlete and coach (1883–1951)
Lawson Butt — British actor and film director (1883–1956)
Lawson Tait — British gynaecologist and antivivisectionist (1845–1899)

In stories & tradition

Lawson — Fire Emblem Gaiden · Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

What Lawsons become

Among 66 notable people named Lawson:

Sports figures appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lawson Craddock, American road cyclist.

Similar names: Rhys · Layton · Kane · Karson · Lennon · Jameson

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