Over the past 110 years, 102 girls and 442 203 boys have been named Lawrence. The name Lawrence ranks 8534th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Lawrence in 1917. The peak of popularity of the name Lawrence came in the 1920s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.