Larry

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #9,553 · #1,084 for boys in 2025, 198 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1947 · 34,946 births
Debut · boys
13 births
In top 100 · boys
55 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
807,588
since 1880

Larry over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914peak #10, 1947boys
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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—#1,084198
2024—#1,068204
2023—#1,007218
2022—#891264
2021—#864270
2020—#833273
2019—#759312
2018—#703344
2017—#629413
2016—#604446
2015—#558516
2014—#511545
2013—#479581
2012—#425659
2011—#398716
2010—#364813
2009—#387783
2008—#374824
2007—#331963
2006—#379791
2005—#358828
2004—#334898
2003—#315950
2002—#304954
2001—#2901,030
2000—#2801,118
1999—#2501,255
1998—#2481,208
1997—#2431,239
1996—#2201,371
1995#9,5538#2101,401
1994#8,8049#1961,559
1993#8,7199#1831,780
1992#8,7349#1731,863
1991#6,58813#1572,076
1990#11,4096#1442,194
1989#6,53112#1312,337
1988#3,89323#1232,448
1987#4,47418#1142,503
1986#3,89021#1082,621
1985#3,17028#972,946
1984#3,23326#913,105
1983#2,85330#853,381
1982#2,90131#773,720
1981#2,40940#733,955
1980#1,93655#704,262
1979#2,43038#694,393
1978#1,86253#644,514
1977#1,95250#624,837
1976#1,99644#604,842
1975#1,98644#565,307
1974#1,96143#555,694
1973#1,41869#506,080
1972#1,47365#476,604
1971#1,75451#447,763
1970#1,54463#438,104
1969#1,40268#408,283
1968#1,34768#388,231
1967#1,52454#388,332
1966#1,48855#388,709
1965#1,56151#389,403
1964#1,74744#3610,678
1963#1,68346#3611,667
1962#1,39563#3112,711
1961#1,40663#3014,580
1960#1,16587#2815,988
1959#1,14986#2518,434
1958#1,06697#2220,083
1957#1,010107#2221,941
1956#988106#2122,322
1955#906117#1922,819
1954#1,03989#1924,614
1953#97496#1825,208
1952#99291#1428,239
1951#914100#1130,558
1950#858106#1131,480
1949#91893#1031,819
1948#97779#1133,436
1947#97981#1034,946
1946#91284#1128,447
1945#96864#1122,824
1944#84182#1222,026
1943#94469#1222,978
1942#97964#1222,099
1941#96158#1120,134
1940#83473#1317,199
1939#1,06645#1414,532
1938#1,14040#1612,394
1937#1,30331#1610,320
1936#1,11540#257,611
1935#1,72020#335,975
1934#1,69720#434,474
1933#2,05215#583,251
1932#1,87718#652,826
1931#2,42712#882,147
1930#2,69011#1081,719
1929#2,92110#1351,268
1928#2,62312#1501,068
1927—#176836
1926#3,8737#178807
1925#3,11610#190724
1924#3,6658#237575
1923#3,3509#245519
1922#3,6558#254491
1921—#255491
1920#3,3409#260440
1919#3,2199#265405
1918#3,8697#266398
1917#3,3448#289322
1916#3,9196#297301
1915—#287301
1914#3,1886#267267
1913—#261212
1912—#278164
1911—#27192
1910—#217114
1909—#23587
1908—#25370
1907—#26563
1906—#22972
1905—#22872
1904—#22370
1903—#24457
1902—#27746
1901—#29435
1900—#25962
1899—#30034
1898—#29839
1897—#32133
1896—#30138
1895—#29537
1894—#29136
1893—#38322
1892—#44519
1891—#42717
1890—#35824
1889—#52513
1888—#43019
1887—#40917
1886—#35723
1885—#41119
1884—#43318
1883—#52712
1882—#6918
1881—#6538
1880—#50513
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Larry was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.

Where Larry is popular in 1914

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedNHWashington: #138 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 867 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedIDMontana: #99 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 456 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #240 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,962 boysMNIllinois: #230 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,345 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedMINew York: #165 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,629 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedINOhio: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,139 boysOHPennsylvania: #309 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,081 boysPANew Jersey: #137 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,288 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #138 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 874 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedUTColorado: #121 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 588 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedNEMissouri: #260 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,137 boysMOKentucky: #330 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,660 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedKSArkansas: #259 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,674 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #230 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,595 boysNCSouth Carolina: #218 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,624 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #284 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,140 boysOKLouisiana: #185 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 915 boysLAMississippi: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,526 boysMSAlabama: #286 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,244 boysALGeorgia: #417 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,201 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedHITexas: #311 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,944 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Larry, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#99 · 1 in 456
  2. Colorado#121 · 1 in 588
  3. New Jersey#137 · 1 in 1,288
  4. Washington#138 · 1 in 867
  5. California#138 · 1 in 874

Best ever in a state: #1 in Kansas, 1939.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#9961 in 456
Colorado#12171 in 588
New Jersey#137141 in 1,288
California#138151 in 874
Washington#13861 in 867
New York#165391 in 1,629
Louisiana#185121 in 915
South Carolina#21881 in 1,624
Illinois#230151 in 2,345
North Carolina#230121 in 1,595
Minnesota#24061 in 1,962
Arkansas#25961 in 1,674
Missouri#26081 in 2,137
Ohio#26391 in 3,139
Oklahoma#28451 in 2,140
Alabama#28671 in 2,244
Pennsylvania#309111 in 5,081
Texas#311151 in 1,944
Mississippi#32751 in 2,526
Kentucky#33051 in 2,660
Georgia#41751 in 4,201
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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 Larry
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#1,068 → #1,084)
  • 251 spots since 2020 (#833 → #1,084)
  • 526 spots since 2015 (#558 → #1,084)
  • Biggest jump: 167 spots in 1890 (#525 → #358)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1881 (#505 → #653)
Rise & fade · boys
67 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1947 at #10 (34,946 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: 2 yrs · 1947–1949
  • Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1931–1985
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–2022
Share of babies · boys
1 in 52
  • Highest: 1 in 52 boys born in 1947 were named Larry (1.9%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,627 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 31.7% of all boys named Larry (255,908) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s150#357 (1886)#494
1890s299#291 (1894)#342
1900s634#223 (1904)#251
1910s2,576#217 (1910)#270
1920s7,219#135 (1929)#208
1930s65,249#14 (1939)#47
1940s255,908#10 (1947)#11
1950s245,698#11 (1950)#18
1960s108,582#28 (1960)#35
1970s58,138#43 (1970)#55
1980s31,278#70 (1980)#97
1990s15,946#144 (1990)#202
2000s9,139#280 (2000)#335
2010s5,345#364 (2010)#543
2020s1,427#833 (2020)#958

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.

Larry in 1914

girls
#3,188
6 births · 1 in 126,930 girls
boys
#267
267 births · 1 in 2,452 boys

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #3,188Larry6

Top boys' names in 1914

  1. #1John37,947
  2. #2William29,753
  3. #3James26,262
  4. #4Robert21,188
  5. #5Joseph18,829
  6. #6George17,602
  7. #7Charles16,937
  8. #8Edward12,319
  9. #9Frank12,002
  10. #10Walter8,962
  11. #267Larry267
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 126,930 of them was named Larry, which outranked 24.2% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Larry
  1. #2,876Zillie7
  2. #2,876Zofia7
  3. #2,876Zollie7
  4. #3,188Larry6
  5. #3,188Adamae6
  6. #3,188Addis6
  7. #3,188Adlena6
  8. #3,618Aaron5
  9. #3,618Abelina5
  10. #3,618Adelee5

Tied with 429 names at #3,188; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 589Rilla#1,358 → #769
  2. ↑ 587Venita#1,465 → #878
  3. ↑ 509Orene#1,465 → #956
  4. ↑ 486Vonnie#1,405 → #919
  5. ↑ 463Kathlyn#1,020 → #557
Fallers
  1. ↓ 837Christena#981 → #1,818
  2. ↓ 642Tiny#961 → #1,603
  3. ↓ 504Dominga#881 → #1,385
  4. ↓ 504Florrie#881 → #1,385
  5. ↓ 419Veola#925 → #1,344

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

boys

654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 2,452 of them was named Larry, which outranked 92.9% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Larry
  1. #264Mitchell272
  2. #265Edmond269
  3. #266Louie268
  4. #267Larry267
  5. #267Dave267
  6. #269Roosevelt266
  7. #270Harrison262
  8. #271Jess258

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 817Gilmore#1,803 → #986
  2. ↑ 647Santos#1,580 → #933
  3. ↑ 546Lorenza#1,365 → #819
  4. ↑ 534Bobby#1,441 → #907
  5. ↑ 534Gino#1,441 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 918Bernardo#950 → #1,868
  2. ↓ 692Eston#995 → #1,687
  3. ↓ 692Rolf#995 → #1,687
  4. ↓ 613Orson#995 → #1,608
  5. ↓ 458West#930 → #1,388

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

See the top 100 for 1914 →