Girls' name · since 1905
Larena
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 820 babies named Larena, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 820
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Larena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 820 have been recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Larena recorded 820 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2024.
- #8,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 820 born since 1905
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larena ranks #8,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 820 born since 1905, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 820
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Larena's 820 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Larena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larena splits its recorded history at 1962: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2024
- Peak year (1974)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Larena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (153 births, 19% of the file).
1970s was Larena's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Larena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 48
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
127 births
- 1970s
1970s
153 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 153 births (19% of all-time use).
How Larena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Larena's total volume
Larena by state
Where Larena concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 3.5% |
29 of 820 births nationwide.
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What to do with Larena's data
- Larena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Larenas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Larena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1905–2024 (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 Larena 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.