Is Lawayne a boy or girl name?

Lawayne is a boy’s name. Of the 579 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys.

Lawayne

Recorded 1926–2025 · United States

Lawayne was most popular in 1940, when 15 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,638 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 579 people named Lawayne.

Lawayne over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lawayne’s peak in 1940. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lawayne a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lawayne is a boy’s name — 1.7% of the 579 Americans given it were girls and 98.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org