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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lawyer

Lawyer was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 562nd; the most babies were born in 1930 (31). More babies were named Lawyer in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
193031 babies
Total since 1880
1,021babies recorded

Lawyer popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#13,2665
2010——
2000——
1990#6,8737
1980——
1970——
1960#3,5197
1950#2,6879
1940#1,85715
1930#1,29131
1920#2,09916
1910#90513
1900#1,1177
1890#9516
1880#9995

How popular is Lawyer, counting every spelling?

Lawyer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lawyer?

About 300 people born in the US named Lawyer are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 47 and 77. That makes Lawyer a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Lawyer by state

How common Lawyer was among boys born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNC0.08South Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesSC0.06District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lawyer, boys, 1928–1932. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Lawyer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lawyer, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lawyer

How popular is the name Lawyer?

Lawyer was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 562nd; the most babies were born in 1930 (31). More babies were named Lawyer in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Lawyer a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lawyer in the US.

Where was Lawyer most popular?

In 1928–1932, Lawyer was most common in North Carolina (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Mississippi.