Lawton
Lawton was the 3280th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 642nd; the most babies were born in 2021 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 154 places. More babies were named Lawton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,280 boys, down 455 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,866babies recorded
Lawton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2021.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,280 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,825 | 43 |
| 2010 | #3,595 | 30 |
| 2000 | #3,044 | 29 |
| 1990 | #3,707 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,358 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,812 | 12 |
| 1960 | #2,088 | 16 |
| 1950 | #1,637 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,384 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,380 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,113 | 41 |
| 1910 | #1,739 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,116 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lawton, counting every spelling?
Lawton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lawton?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lawton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lawton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lawton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lawton?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Lawton are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 12 and 54. That makes Lawton mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lawton by state
How common Lawton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (6.5×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lawton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lawton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lawton
How popular is the name Lawton?
Lawton was the 3280th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 642nd; the most babies were born in 2021 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 154 places. More babies were named Lawton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lawton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lawton in the US.
Where is Lawton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lawton was most common in Georgia (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Florida.