How Many People Are Named Lawton?
An estimated 1,789 people in the United States have the first name Lawton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Lawton peaked in popularity in 2021 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawton 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 Lawton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,789
About 1 in 191,590 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2021
53 births
Total Registered
2,830
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawton
Lawton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,830 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Lawton as a male name
Ranked #3,184 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (48 births)
Lawton as a female name
Ranked #16,635 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Lawton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 355 babies were registered. While Lawton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lawton by Decade
How has Lawton 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.
Lawton by State
Birth registrations for Lawton span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, South Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, California. On average, about 67 Lawtons were registered per state.
Lawton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawton
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lawton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawton?
We estimate approximately 1,789 people named Lawton 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 191,590 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawton a common name?
Lawton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,830 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawton most popular?
Lawton reached peak popularity in 2021, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawton is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawton a male name?
Lawton is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawton Smith, Lawton Johnson, Lawton 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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