Lawrin
Lawrin was an American thoroughbred racehorse owned by Herbert M. Woolf who won the 1938 Kentucky Derby. He was the son of Insco. He is the only Kansas-bred winner of the Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Derby winner ridden by the great jockey Eddie Arcaro. Lawrin died in 1955 and was buried next to his sire, Insco, on Woolford Farm in what would become Prairie Village, Kansas.
Meaning & Origin of Lawrin
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Lawrin was an American thoroughbred racehorse owned by Herbert M. Woolf who won the 1938 Kentucky Derby. He was the son of Insco. He is the only Kansas-bred winner of the Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Derby winner ridden by the great jockey Eddie Arcaro. Lawrin died in 1955 and was buried next to his sire, Insco, on Woolford Farm in what would become Prairie Village, Kansas.
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The Story of Lawrin
Lawrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1938, when 5 Lawrins were born — ranking #3,534 that year. As of 2026, Lawrin ranks #3,534 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Lawrins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lawrin
Lawrin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Lawrin's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #3,534. Use the chart and map above to compare Lawrin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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