Lary vs Larry

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

Name A

Lary

Boy name

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Name B

Larry

Boy name · Rank #1065

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Metric Lary Larry
Current Rank Unranked #1065
Total Births (all years) 1,577 807,374
Peak Year 1946 1947
Peak Year Births 63 34,945
Peak Decade 1950ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lary Larry
1880ss — 150
1890ss — 299
1900ss — 634
1910ss 14 2,576
1920ss 41 7,219
1930ss 186 65,247
1940ss 436 255,907
1950ss 461 245,690
1960ss 257 108,580
1970ss 97 58,140
1980ss 55 31,278
1990ss 25 15,944
2000ss 5 9,139
2010ss — 5,343
2020ss — 1,228

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lary 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, 1918–2009.

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