Law
Law is a name with a single cultural origin: Medieval English.
- Medieval English
Meaning & Origin of Law
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Law is a name with a single cultural origin: Medieval English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Medieval English
The Story of Law
Law first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 16 births, good for #5,633 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Laws. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,940 among baby boy names with 15 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 215 Laws have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Law
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Law. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Law
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About the name Law
Law is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 215 births in the dataset. Law's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Law's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.