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Lawson

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What official birth registration shows about Lawson: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #409 to #2419.200020052010201520202025#409#2419
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1235
1997#1257
1998#2419
1999#1505
2000#1167
2001#1202
2002#1077
2003#865
2004#938
2005#666
2006#885
2007#742
2008#699
2009#831
2010#970
2011#701
2012#476
2013#450
2014#409
2015#416
2016#477
2017#526
2018#465
2019#552
2020#739
2021#618
2022#656
2023#1018
2024#857
2025#1035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1035 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2007–2023

    Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2007–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in Northern Ireland in 2018.

Lawson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#103529HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#85737HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#101829HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#65653HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#61860HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#73944HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#55268HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#46587HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#52674HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#47785HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#41699HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#40999HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#45088HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#47681HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#70145HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#97029HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#83134HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#69942HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#74237HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#88527HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#66639HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#93822HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#86523HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#107715HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#116712HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#125710HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2956HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2746HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2348HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Lawson is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Lawson, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2014Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2018Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2019ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#409 in 2014
Northern Ireland2007–20236#234 in 2018
Republic of Ireland2019–20253#646 in 2019
Scotland20241#478 in 2024

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (2014) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Lawson

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in Northern Ireland in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.