US rank #6398 Girls' name Peak 1975 3,415 births

Larae — #6398 US girls' name

3,415 babies named Larae in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s1441930s3671940s3431950s4711960s5271970s3981980s4021990s2632000s2122010s1972020s82
#6398
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Larae was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

76 babies were named Larae in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larae

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,415 babies named Larae between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Larae currently holds the #6398 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larae performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 527 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Larae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 370 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Larae in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,415 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Larae at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,415

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

1975

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#6,398

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Larae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1975)
76
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
020406080 202420101996198219681954194019261919 9

Larae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
527 births that decade — 15% of Larae's all-time total
1910s91920s1441930s3671940s3431950s4711960s5271970s3981980s4021990s2632000s2122010s1972020s82

Larae by state

Where Larae concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Larae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
370 10.8%
#2 California
132 3.9%
#3 Minnesota
125 3.7%
#4 Idaho
64 1.9%
#5 North Dakota
31 0.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
18 0.5%
#7 Iowa
12 0.4%
#8 Illinois
10 0.3%
Utah share of Larae's total US births 10.8%
Even split

370 of 3,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Larae appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larae?
3,415 babies have been named Larae since 1919. It currently ranks #6398 among girls. The peak year was 1975 with 76 births.
When was Larae most popular?
Larae was most popular in the 1960s decade with 527 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Larae most popular?
The top states for the name Larae are Utah (370 births), California (132 births), Minnesota (125 births).
How long has the name Larae been used?
Larae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Larae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.