Lawson is a distinctive choice, ranked #857 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lawson in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#857
US Rank #415
About the Name Lawson
Lawson has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 118 places in five years. It was most popular in 2014 at #409 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lawson is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #415, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lawson
Unlikely. With around 37 UK babies named Lawson per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lawson in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lawson has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 118 places in the last five years. Its peak was #409 in 2014. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Lawson is more popular in the US (#415) than in the UK (#857). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lawson include: Dave Lawson — David Alexander Webster Lawson is an Australian actor and TV personality.; Leigh Lawson — Allan Leigh Lawson is an English actor, director and writer.; Deontae Lawson — Deontae Lawson is an American college football linebacker for the Alabama Crimson Tide..
Lawson appears in the US top 500 at #415 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
37
UK babies named Lawson (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 118 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lawson
Likely around 1 other Lawson in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lawson
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
John Rhea "Yank" Lawson was an American jazz trumpeter known for Dixieland and swing music. Born John Lausen in 1911, from 1933 to 1935 he worked in Ben Pollack's orchestra and after that became a founding member of the Bob Crosby Orchestra.
James Gilchrist Lawson was an American Baptist evangelist, prohibitionist, editor, author and compiler. He was born in Cleveland, Tennessee on September 10, 1874 to James J.
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest short story writer".
Jennifer Karen Lawson is an American civil rights activist, and Senior vice president at PBS. A brief autobiographical statement from Lawson can be found at the Civil Rights Movement Archive.