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Lawson
Lawson has been climbing in recent years. All-time it's been given to 19,138 U.S. babies, the 769th most common name by sound today, peaking at 929 in 2021, with 884 in 2025.
Lawson has no common alternate spellings by sound.
Rising
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).