How Many People Are Named Lawrance?
An estimated 1,597 people in the United States have the first name Lawrance. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Lawrance peaked in popularity in 1950 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawrance 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 Lawrance paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,597
About 1 in 214,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1950
71 births
Total Registered
2,637
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawrance
Lawrance is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,637 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lawrance as a male name
Ranked #10,294 in 2018
7 male births in 2018
Peak: 1950 (71 births)
Lawrance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawrance span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 567 babies were registered. Lawrance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lawrance by Decade
How has Lawrance 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.
Lawrance by State
Birth registrations for Lawrance span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, New York. The lowest are in Indiana, Florida, Wisconsin. On average, about 40 Lawrances were registered per state.
Lawrance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawrance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lawrance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawrance?
We estimate approximately 1,597 people named Lawrance 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 214,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawrance a common name?
Lawrance is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,637 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawrance most popular?
Lawrance reached peak popularity in 1950, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawrance is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawrance a male name?
Lawrance is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawrance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawrance Smith, Lawrance Johnson, Lawrance 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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