How Many People Are Named Lawyer?
An estimated 319 people in the United States have the first name Lawyer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Lawyer peaked in popularity in 1930 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawyer 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 Lawyer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
319
About 1 in 1,074,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1930
31 births
Total Registered
1,021
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawyer
Lawyer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,021 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lawyer as a male name
Ranked #10,344 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 1930 (31 births)
Lawyer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawyer span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 174 babies were registered. Lawyer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lawyer by Decade
How has Lawyer 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.
Lawyer by State
Birth registrations for Lawyer span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina. The lowest are in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina. On average, about 23 Lawyers were registered per state.
Lawyer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawyer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawyer
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lawyer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawyer?
We estimate approximately 319 people named Lawyer 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 1,074,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawyer a common name?
Lawyer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,021 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawyer most popular?
Lawyer reached peak popularity in 1930, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawyer is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawyer a male name?
Lawyer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawyer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawyer Smith, Lawyer Johnson, Lawyer 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me