Girls' name · since 1909
Larene
Larene has 866 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 866
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
866 girls have been named Larene since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Larene recorded 866 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1984.
- #8,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 866 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larene ranks #8,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 866 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 866
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Larene's 866 recorded births place it above 88.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Larene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larene splits its recorded history at 1943: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1984
- Peak year (1929)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Larene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (208 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Larene's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Larene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
114 births
- 1920s
1920s
208 births
- 1930s
1930s
157 births
- 1940s
1940s
133 births
- 1950s
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 208 births (24% of all-time use).
How Larene 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 Larene's total volume
Larene by state
Where Larene concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
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What to do with Larene's data
- Larene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Larenes (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Larene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1909–1984 (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 Larene 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.