How Many People Are Named Lawerance?
An estimated 535 people in the United States have the first name Lawerance. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Lawerance peaked in popularity in 1949 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawerance as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lawerance paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Lawerance is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
535
About 1 in 640,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1949
35 births
Total Registered
995
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawerance
Lawerance is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 995 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lawerance as a male name
Ranked #11,458 in 2000
5 male births in 2000
Peak: 1949 (35 births)
Lawerance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawerance span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 251 babies were registered. Lawerance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lawerance by Decade
How has Lawerance tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lawerance by State
Birth registrations for Lawerance span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 6 Lawerances were registered per state.
Lawerance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawerance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawerance
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Lawerance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawerance?
We estimate approximately 535 people named Lawerance are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 640,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawerance a common name?
Lawerance is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 995 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawerance most popular?
Lawerance reached peak popularity in 1949, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawerance is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawerance a male name?
Lawerance is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawerance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawerance Smith, Lawerance Johnson, Lawerance Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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