Larnelle vs Larry

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

Name A

Larnelle

Boy name

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Name B

Larry

Boy name · Rank #1065

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Metric Larnelle Larry
Current Rank Unranked #1065
Total Births (all years) 5 807,374
Peak Year 1984 1947
Peak Year Births 5 34,945
Peak Decade 1980ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Larnelle Larry
2014 — 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, 1984–1984.

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