Boys' name · since 1994
Larenz
Larenz has 542 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,164 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larenz currently ranks #11164 among boys' names in America, with 542 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larenz has been recorded 542 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #11164 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #7,517 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,164 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larenz ranks #7,517 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,164 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 542 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,164 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larenz's 542 recorded births place it above 83.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Larenz compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Larenz's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larenz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Larenz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Larenz's full recorded timeline at 2010, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Larenz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Larenz by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (184 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Larenz's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Larenz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 184 births (34% of all-time use).
How Larenz compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Larenz's total volume
Larenz by state
Where Larenz concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
11 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Larenz's data
- Larenz's decade-level peak was the 2000s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Larenzs (11 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 Larenz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Larenz 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.