Lawrie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOR-ee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Lawrie is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Lawrie mean?
Latin: Scottish pet form of Laurence
“from Laurentum”
A Scottish pet form of Laurence, from the Roman name Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum'.
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Is Lawrie a girl's or a boy's name?
Lawrie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lawrie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Lawrie, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lawrie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Lawrie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
Names like Lawrie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Laurie, Koa, Vinnie, Laurence, Albie, Ollie, Lando, Lockie, Lawi, Reggie, Lorenzo, Ronnie
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Lawrie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lawrie, updated 20 October 2026.