Girls' name · since 1942
Lari
Lari has 841 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 841
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
841 girls have been named Lari since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lari has 841 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2006.
- #8,466 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 841 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lari ranks #8,466 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 841 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,466 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 841
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lari's 841 recorded births place it above 88.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lari's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2006
- Peak year (1959)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Lari popularity over time - boys
38 total births recorded since 1952 (Lari as boys' name)
Lari by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (268 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Lari's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
184 births
- 1960s
1960s
268 births
- 1970s
1970s
184 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 268 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lari 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 Lari's total volume
Lari by state
Where Lari concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
17 of 841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lari's data
- Lari's decade-level peak was the 1960s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laris (17 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 Lari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1942–2006 (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 Lari 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.