Larz vs Larry

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

Name A

Larz

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Name B

Larry

Boy name · Rank #1065

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Metric Larz Larry
Current Rank Unranked #1065
Total Births (all years) 171 807,374
Peak Year 1994 1947
Peak Year Births 17 34,945
Peak Decade 1990ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1983 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Larz 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 12 31,278
1990ss 89 15,944
2000ss 64 9,139
2010ss 6 5,343
2020ss — 1,228

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Larz 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, 1983–2010.

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