Is Lawton a boy or girl name?

Lawton is a boy’s name. Of the 2,866 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Lawton

Recorded 1889–2025 · United States

Lawton was most popular in 2021, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,379 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,866 people named Lawton.

Lawton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lawton’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lawton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lawton is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 2,866 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lawton

Where Lawton is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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