Boys' name · since 1936
Larell
378 babies named Larell in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 378
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 378 have been recorded since 1936.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larell has been recorded 378 times among boys since 1936, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2021.
- #9,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 378 born since 1936
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larell ranks #9,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 378 born since 1936, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 378
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larell's 378 recorded births place it above 79.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Larell's full recorded timeline at 2001, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Larell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2021
- Peak year (2009)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
378 total births across 86 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 20 births in a single year.
Larell popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1972 (Larell as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Larell accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Larell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Larell's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Larell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (33% of all-time use).
Larell decade highlights
- Peak decade 123 births
- Runner-up 91 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Larell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Larell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1936–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Larell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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