Lawe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAH-weh
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Lawe is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
Where does Lawe come from?
Kurdish name, perhaps from law 'youth'
Is Lawe a girl's or a boy's name?
Lawe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lawe in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Lawe, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
2025 had the most boys named Lawe of any year since it first appeared, in 2011.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Lawe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
Names like Lawe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa, Lawi, Kai, Jesse, Theodore, Louie, Ozzy, Albie, Luca, Makai, Reggie, Huxley
Names related to Lawe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lawe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lawe, updated 20 October 2026.