Larsen vs Lars

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

Name A

Larsen

Boy name · Rank #6227

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Name B

Lars

Boy name · Rank #2232

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Metric Larsen Lars
Current Rank #6227 #2232
Total Births (all years) 526 6,949
Peak Year 2000 2000
Peak Year Births 25 127
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1956 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Larsen Lars
1880ss — 22
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 8
1910ss — 99
1920ss — 139
1930ss — 153
1940ss — 215
1950ss 6 500
1960ss 10 876
1970ss — 826
1980ss 30 816
1990ss 73 918
2000ss 169 1,135
2010ss 162 869
2020ss 76 368

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Larsen Lars
2014 22 83
2015 21 91
2016 12 109
2017 18 88
2018 17 87
2019 8 69
2020 8 83
2021 18 59
2022 18 95
2023 18 67
2024 14 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, 1956–2024.

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