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
- Peak · boys
- 1947 · 34,946 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 55 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 807,588since 1880
Larry over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,084 | 198 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,068 | 204 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,007 | 218 | |
| 2022 | — | #891 | 264 | |
| 2021 | — | #864 | 270 | |
| 2020 | — | #833 | 273 | |
| 2019 | — | #759 | 312 | |
| 2018 | — | #703 | 344 | |
| 2017 | — | #629 | 413 | |
| 2016 | — | #604 | 446 | |
| 2015 | — | #558 | 516 | |
| 2014 | — | #511 | 545 | |
| 2013 | — | #479 | 581 | |
| 2012 | — | #425 | 659 | |
| 2011 | — | #398 | 716 | |
| 2010 | — | #364 | 813 | |
| 2009 | — | #387 | 783 | |
| 2008 | — | #374 | 824 | |
| 2007 | — | #331 | 963 | |
| 2006 | — | #379 | 791 | |
| 2005 | — | #358 | 828 | |
| 2004 | — | #334 | 898 | |
| 2003 | — | #315 | 950 | |
| 2002 | — | #304 | 954 | |
| 2001 | — | #290 | 1,030 | |
| 2000 | — | #280 | 1,118 | |
| 1999 | — | #250 | 1,255 | |
| 1998 | — | #248 | 1,208 | |
| 1997 | — | #243 | 1,239 | |
| 1996 | — | #220 | 1,371 | |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #210 | 1,401 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #196 | 1,559 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #183 | 1,780 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #173 | 1,863 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #157 | 2,076 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #144 | 2,194 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #131 | 2,337 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 | #123 | 2,448 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #114 | 2,503 |
| 1986 | #3,890 | 21 | #108 | 2,621 |
| 1985 | #3,170 | 28 | #97 | 2,946 |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | #91 | 3,105 |
| 1983 | #2,853 | 30 | #85 | 3,381 |
| 1982 | #2,901 | 31 | #77 | 3,720 |
| 1981 | #2,409 | 40 | #73 | 3,955 |
| 1980 | #1,936 | 55 | #70 | 4,262 |
| 1979 | #2,430 | 38 | #69 | 4,393 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | #64 | 4,514 |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | #62 | 4,837 |
| 1976 | #1,996 | 44 | #60 | 4,842 |
| 1975 | #1,986 | 44 | #56 | 5,307 |
| 1974 | #1,961 | 43 | #55 | 5,694 |
| 1973 | #1,418 | 69 | #50 | 6,080 |
| 1972 | #1,473 | 65 | #47 | 6,604 |
| 1971 | #1,754 | 51 | #44 | 7,763 |
| 1970 | #1,544 | 63 | #43 | 8,104 |
| 1969 | #1,402 | 68 | #40 | 8,283 |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | #38 | 8,231 |
| 1967 | #1,524 | 54 | #38 | 8,332 |
| 1966 | #1,488 | 55 | #38 | 8,709 |
| 1965 | #1,561 | 51 | #38 | 9,403 |
| 1964 | #1,747 | 44 | #36 | 10,678 |
| 1963 | #1,683 | 46 | #36 | 11,667 |
| 1962 | #1,395 | 63 | #31 | 12,711 |
| 1961 | #1,406 | 63 | #30 | 14,580 |
| 1960 | #1,165 | 87 | #28 | 15,988 |
| 1959 | #1,149 | 86 | #25 | 18,434 |
| 1958 | #1,066 | 97 | #22 | 20,083 |
| 1957 | #1,010 | 107 | #22 | 21,941 |
| 1956 | #988 | 106 | #21 | 22,322 |
| 1955 | #906 | 117 | #19 | 22,819 |
| 1954 | #1,039 | 89 | #19 | 24,614 |
| 1953 | #974 | 96 | #18 | 25,208 |
| 1952 | #992 | 91 | #14 | 28,239 |
| 1951 | #914 | 100 | #11 | 30,558 |
| 1950 | #858 | 106 | #11 | 31,480 |
| 1949 | #918 | 93 | #10 | 31,819 |
| 1948 | #977 | 79 | #11 | 33,436 |
| 1947 | #979 | 81 | #10 | 34,946 |
| 1946 | #912 | 84 | #11 | 28,447 |
| 1945 | #968 | 64 | #11 | 22,824 |
| 1944 | #841 | 82 | #12 | 22,026 |
| 1943 | #944 | 69 | #12 | 22,978 |
| 1942 | #979 | 64 | #12 | 22,099 |
| 1941 | #961 | 58 | #11 | 20,134 |
| 1940 | #834 | 73 | #13 | 17,199 |
| 1939 | #1,066 | 45 | #14 | 14,532 |
| 1938 | #1,140 | 40 | #16 | 12,394 |
| 1937 | #1,303 | 31 | #16 | 10,320 |
| 1936 | #1,115 | 40 | #25 | 7,611 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #33 | 5,975 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #43 | 4,474 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #58 | 3,251 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #65 | 2,826 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #88 | 2,147 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #108 | 1,719 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #135 | 1,268 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #150 | 1,068 |
| 1927 | — | #176 | 836 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #178 | 807 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #190 | 724 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #237 | 575 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #245 | 519 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #254 | 491 |
| 1921 | — | #255 | 491 | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #260 | 440 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #265 | 405 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #266 | 398 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #289 | 322 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #297 | 301 |
| 1915 | — | #287 | 301 | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #267 | 267 |
| 1913 | — | #261 | 212 | |
| 1912 | — | #278 | 164 | |
| 1911 | — | #271 | 92 | |
| 1910 | — | #217 | 114 | |
| 1909 | — | #235 | 87 | |
| 1908 | — | #253 | 70 | |
| 1907 | — | #265 | 63 | |
| 1906 | — | #229 | 72 | |
| 1905 | — | #228 | 72 | |
| 1904 | — | #223 | 70 | |
| 1903 | — | #244 | 57 | |
| 1902 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #259 | 62 | |
| 1899 | — | #300 | 34 | |
| 1898 | — | #298 | 39 | |
| 1897 | — | #321 | 33 | |
| 1896 | — | #301 | 38 | |
| 1895 | — | #295 | 37 | |
| 1894 | — | #291 | 36 | |
| 1893 | — | #383 | 22 | |
| 1892 | — | #445 | 19 | |
| 1891 | — | #427 | 17 | |
| 1890 | — | #358 | 24 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #430 | 19 | |
| 1887 | — | #409 | 17 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #411 | 19 | |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
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 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#27 · 1 in 140
- Mississippi#27 · 1 in 142
- West Virginia#30 · 1 in 127
- Alabama#31 · 1 in 145
- Arkansas#32 · 1 in 132
Best ever in a state: #1 in Kansas, 1939.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #27 | 127 | 1 in 142 |
| Tennessee | #27 | 213 | 1 in 140 |
| West Virginia | #30 | 104 | 1 in 127 |
| Alabama | #31 | 173 | 1 in 145 |
| Arkansas | #32 | 112 | 1 in 132 |
| Georgia | #33 | 215 | 1 in 166 |
| North Carolina | #35 | 217 | 1 in 167 |
| Kentucky | #40 | 171 | 1 in 156 |
| South Carolina | #42 | 100 | 1 in 199 |
| Louisiana | #45 | 150 | 1 in 203 |
| Florida | #46 | 217 | 1 in 217 |
| Maryland | #47 | 94 | 1 in 215 |
| Oklahoma | #47 | 103 | 1 in 186 |
| Virginia | #49 | 137 | 1 in 223 |
| Missouri | #50 | 156 | 1 in 212 |
| Nevada | #50 | 18 | 1 in 203 |
| Texas | #51 | 418 | 1 in 257 |
| Ohio | #56 | 257 | 1 in 291 |
| Delaware | #58 | 11 | 1 in 297 |
| Kansas | #58 | 53 | 1 in 286 |
| Michigan | #60 | 195 | 1 in 313 |
| District of Columbia | #61 | 29 | 1 in 264 |
| Indiana | #61 | 132 | 1 in 289 |
| Wyoming | #64 | 11 | 1 in 241 |
| Illinois | #65 | 225 | 1 in 349 |
| Colorado | #70 | 52 | 1 in 361 |
| Pennsylvania | #74 | 153 | 1 in 468 |
| Arizona | #80 | 47 | 1 in 380 |
| South Dakota | #82 | 12 | 1 in 405 |
| Maine | #84 | 15 | 1 in 434 |
| Nebraska | #86 | 23 | 1 in 468 |
| California | #89 | 367 | 1 in 432 |
| New Jersey | #91 | 68 | 1 in 595 |
| Hawaii | #96 | 14 | 1 in 443 |
| New Mexico | #96 | 23 | 1 in 408 |
| North Dakota | #97 | 9 | 1 in 549 |
| Iowa | #98 | 34 | 1 in 576 |
| Montana | #99 | 11 | 1 in 463 |
| Utah | #100 | 30 | 1 in 546 |
| Washington | #103 | 41 | 1 in 589 |
| Oregon | #109 | 25 | 1 in 648 |
| Wisconsin | #113 | 38 | 1 in 809 |
| Connecticut | #115 | 21 | 1 in 755 |
| Minnesota | #115 | 34 | 1 in 795 |
| New Hampshire | #115 | 6 | 1 in 802 |
| Idaho | #121 | 11 | 1 in 655 |
| New York | #123 | 145 | 1 in 774 |
| Massachusetts | #208 | 14 | 1 in 2,289 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1947 at #10 (34,946 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: 2 yrs · 1947–1949
- Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1931–1985
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–2022
- Highest: 1 in 52 boys born in 1947 were named Larry (1.9%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,627 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 31.7% of all boys named Larry (255,908) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 150 | #357 (1886) | #494 |
| 1890s | 299 | #291 (1894) | #342 |
| 1900s | 634 | #223 (1904) | #251 |
| 1910s | 2,576 | #217 (1910) | #270 |
| 1920s | 7,219 | #135 (1929) | #208 |
| 1930s | 65,249 | #14 (1939) | #47 |
| 1940s | 255,908 | #10 (1947) | #11 |
| 1950s | 245,698 | #11 (1950) | #18 |
| 1960s | 108,582 | #28 (1960) | #35 |
| 1970s | 58,138 | #43 (1970) | #55 |
| 1980s | 31,278 | #70 (1980) | #97 |
| 1990s | 15,946 | #144 (1990) | #202 |
| 2000s | 9,139 | #280 (2000) | #335 |
| 2010s | 5,345 | #364 (2010) | #543 |
| 2020s | 1,427 | #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 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 33,298 of them was named Larry, which outranked 81.7% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,968Taya45
- #1,968Tomi45
- #1,968Twanda45
- #1,996Larry44
- #1,996Beronica44
- #1,996Carli44
- #1,996Carlie44
- #2,027Africa43
- #2,027Arin43
- #2,027Becki43
Tied with 30 names at #1,996; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 324 of them was named Larry, which outranked 99.1% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.