Lawi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAH-wee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Lawi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “joined, attached”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Lawi mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Levi
“joined, attached”
Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the priestly Levites.
Is Lawi a girl's or a boy's name?
Lawi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lawi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Lawi, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lawi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Lawi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
Names like Lawi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa, Levi, Eli, Bodhi, Kai, Ezra, Noah, Musa, Yusuf, Jesse, Ari, Ozzy
Names related to Lawi
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Lawi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lawi, updated 20 October 2026.