Laron

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #11,780 · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1976 · 119 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,193
since 1915

Laron over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Laron has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #760, 1976boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#6,14314
2024—#4,57122
2023—#4,45623
2022—#4,30324
2021—#3,65130
2020—#4,02025
2019—#3,10338
2018—#2,79643
2017—#2,75544
2016—#2,41253
2015—#2,48650
2014—#2,09866
2013—#2,52848
2012—#1,90975
2011—#1,70387
2010—#1,76884
2009—#1,73189
2008—#1,571101
2007—#1,423114
2006—#1,501101
2005—#1,411104
2004—#1,54286
2003—#1,52984
2002—#1,72367
2001—#1,62972
2000—#1,42986
1999—#1,45779
1998—#1,34788
1997—#1,33384
1996—#1,20693
1995—#1,25686
1994—#1,17894
1993#11,7806#1,007118
1992—#974123
1991—#939127
1990—#869139
1989—#923121
1988—#869119
1987—#875114
1986—#91999
1985—#866109
1984#9,1446#99380
1983#10,2755#878100
1982—#94390
1981—#858106
1980#6,7899#891101
1979#7,3138#816114
1978#7,6497#826107
1977#9,6525#822107
1976#9,2845#760119
1975#7,1737#85495
1974#6,9007#89282
1973#6,6667#97868
1972#6,5587#90079
1971#6,6197#84892
1970#4,49212#91077
1969#6,6176#1,22142
1968—#1,11945
1967#6,8045#1,23137
1966—#1,48427
1965—#1,72021
1964#4,35510#1,58125
1963—#1,48528
1962—#1,47928
1961—#2,14815
1960—#1,77221
1959—#1,80620
1958—#2,37012
1957—#2,8229
1956—#1,76520
1955—#2,21913
1954—#1,76219
1953—#2,28712
1952—#2,8758
1951—#2,24612
1950—#2,01914
1949—#3,0197
1948—#1,94315
1947—#2,07614
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1944—#2,8627
1943—#2,9647
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1940—#2,32210
1939—#2,4499
1938—#3,5345
1937—#3,5185
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five boys were named Laron! It came in at #3,392, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1924, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Laron is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedMNIllinois: #862 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,878 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedWIMichigan: #445 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,425 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #716 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 11,262 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNEMissouri: #325 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,885 boysMOKentucky: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,901 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedALGeorgia: #554 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,293 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Laron, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#306 · 1 in 3,901
  2. Missouri#325 · 1 in 3,885
  3. Michigan#445 · 1 in 6,425
  4. Georgia#554 · 1 in 6,293
  5. California#716 · 1 in 11,262

Best ever in a state: #256 in Arkansas, 1975.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#30671 in 3,901
Missouri#32591 in 3,885
Michigan#445101 in 6,425
Georgia#55461 in 6,293
California#716151 in 11,262
Illinois#86251 in 15,878
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Laron
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,572 spots since 2024 (#4,571 → #6,143)
  • 2,123 spots since 2020 (#4,020 → #6,143)
  • 3,657 spots since 2015 (#2,486 → #6,143)
  • Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1970 (#1,221 → #910)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1984 (#878 → #993)
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1976 at #760 (119 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 37 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 1970–1992
Share of babies · boys
1 in 13,185
  • Highest: 1 in 13,185 boys born in 1976 were named Laron (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 122,005 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 20.0% of all boys named Laron (1,039) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s6#3,392 (1915)#3,392
1920s11#3,741 (1925)#3,946
1930s30#2,449 (1939)#3,285
1940s78#1,943 (1948)#2,533
1950s139#1,762 (1954)#2,217
1960s289#1,119 (1968)#1,524
1970s940#760 (1976)#861
1980s1,039#858 (1981)#902
1990s1,031#869 (1990)#1,157
2000s904#1,411 (2005)#1,549
2010s588#1,703 (2011)#2,356
2020s138#3,651 (2021)#4,524

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Laron in 1978

girls
#7,649
7 births · 1 in 218,837 girls
boys
#826
107 births · 1 in 15,344 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #7,649Laron7

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #826Laron107
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 218,837 of them was named Laron, which outranked 33.3% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laron
  1. #6,948Zenda8
  2. #6,948Zona8
  3. #6,948Zora8
  4. #7,649Laron7
  5. #7,649Abi7
  6. #7,649Abigal7
  7. #7,649Abimbola7
  8. #8,562Aba6
  9. #8,562Adama6
  10. #8,562Adebola6

Tied with 912 names at #7,649; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 15,344 of them was named Laron, which outranked 87.8% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laron
  1. #820Nikolas108
  2. #820Raheem108
  3. #820Torrance108
  4. #826Laron107
  5. #826Aldo107
  6. #826Demario107
  7. #826Denis107
  8. #831Abdul106
  9. #831Darwin106
  10. #831Francesco106

Tied with 4 names at #826; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1978 →