How Many People Are Named Lawless?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Lawless. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Lawless peaked in popularity in 1917 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawless 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 Lawless paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lawless is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
1917
7 births
Total Registered
24
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawless
Lawless is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 24 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lawless as a male name
Ranked #11,414 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1917 (7 births)
Lawless: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawless span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 12 babies were registered. While Lawless is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lawless by Decade
How has Lawless 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.
Lawless by State
Lawless + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawless as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawless
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lawless: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawless?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Lawless 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawless a common name?
Lawless is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawless most popular?
Lawless reached peak popularity in 1917, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawless is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawless a male name?
Lawless is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawless Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawless Smith, Lawless Johnson, Lawless 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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