About the name Lawton
Lawton is a boy name with Old English roots, literally “hill, ound + homestead”.
It has a unique, nature feel. In 2025, Lawton ranked #3280 for boys in the US, with 36 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2021. Since 2000, 99% of US babies named Lawton were boys.
Etymology
From Old English, meaning “hill, ound” + “homestead”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Lawton”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #3280
- In 2015
- #3126
- Babies in 2025
- 36
Popularity of Lawton, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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Names similar to Lawton
- Alton“river source + settlement, town”
- Denton“valley, den + enclosure; settlement, town”
- Fulton“bird + dwelling”
- Linwood“linden tree + woods, forest”
- Morton“moor, marsh + settlement”
- Barney“growing with barley + island”
- Bradlee“broad + woodland”
- Bradly“broad + woodland”
- Branden“broom shrub + hill, dune”
- Clifford“cliff + ford”
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