Lars vs Larry

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

Name A

Lars

Boy name · Rank #2173

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Name B

Larry

Boy name · Rank #1068

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Metric Lars Larry
Current Rank #2173 #1068
Total Births (all years) 7,035 807,588
Peak Year 2000 1947
Peak Year Births 128 34,946
Peak Decade 2000s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lars Larry
1880s 22 150
1890s 5 299
1900s 8 634
1910s 99 2,576
1920s 139 7,219
1930s 153 65,249
1940s 215 255,908
1950s 500 245,698
1960s 876 108,582
1970s 826 58,138
1980s 815 31,278
1990s 918 15,946
2000s 1,136 9,139
2010s 869 5,345
2020s 454 1,427

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lars Larry
2014 83 545
2015 91 516
2016 109 446
2017 88 413
2018 87 344
2019 69 312
2020 83 273
2021 59 270
2022 95 264
2023 67 218
2024 67 204
2025 83 198

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, 1883–2025.

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