Larence vs Larry

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

Name A

Larence

Boy name

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Name B

Larry

Boy name · Rank #1065

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Metric Larence Larry
Current Rank Unranked #1065
Total Births (all years) 1,096 807,374
Peak Year 1927 1947
Peak Year Births 37 34,945
Peak Decade 1920ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Larence Larry
1880ss 5 150
1890ss — 299
1900ss 6 634
1910ss 155 2,576
1920ss 276 7,219
1930ss 208 65,247
1940ss 158 255,907
1950ss 138 245,690
1960ss 58 108,580
1970ss 29 58,140
1980ss 47 31,278
1990ss 10 15,944
2000ss — 9,139
2010ss 6 5,343
2020ss — 1,228

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Larence Larry
2014 6 545
2015 — 515
2016 — 446
2017 — 413
2018 — 344
2019 — 311
2020 — 272
2021 — 270
2022 — 264
2023 — 218
2024 — 204

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, 1886–2014.

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