Lawrence

Meaning: Person from Laurentum
Origin: Variant of Laurence · The town was perhaps named for laurel trees (from Latin)

Nicknames: Larry, Laurie, Law, Lawrie

Boy's name · #520 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Lawrence — on the books since 1880, #520 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 461,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#309 in New Zealand (2025) · #552 in England & Wales (2025) · #614 in Scotland (2025) · #964 in Ireland (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #601 in Canada (2024).

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. (TV series)
Lawrence Alamain — Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Lawrence Gordon^it — Saw (film series)

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.

Spellings & nicknames

About 230 boys a year are given Larry as their full name and 51 girls Laurie.

Similar names: Laurence · Jimmy · Lance · Terrence · Johnny · Leonard

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