Laray vs Lars

Side-by-side comparison of Laray and Lars — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Laray

Boy name · Rank #10001

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Name B

Lars

Boy name · Rank #2232

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Metric Laray Lars
Current Rank #10001 #2232
Total Births (all years) 414 6,949
Peak Year 2009 2000
Peak Year Births 14 127
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Laray Lars
1880ss — 22
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 8
1910ss — 99
1920ss — 139
1930ss 5 153
1940ss 12 215
1950ss 28 500
1960ss 46 876
1970ss 62 826
1980ss 92 816
1990ss 66 918
2000ss 41 1,135
2010ss 37 869
2020ss 25 368

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Laray Lars
2014 — 83
2015 8 91
2016 — 109
2017 7 88
2018 5 87
2019 5 69
2020 — 83
2021 11 59
2022 7 95
2023 — 67
2024 7 64

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1930–2024.

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