Recorded 1942–2006 Girls' name Peak 1959 841 births

Lari — girls' name

841 babies named Lari in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s571950s1841960s2681970s1841980s601990s752000s13
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lari was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

41 babies were named Lari in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lari

The Social Security Administration has registered 841 babies named Lari between 1942 and 2006, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lari currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lari performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lari shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lari in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lari in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 841 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lari at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

841

Since 1942

65 years of records

Peak year

1959

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1942

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2006

Lari popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1942

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1959)
41
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
01020304050 200619941985197719701963195619491942 5

Lari popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 1952 (Lari as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
4.555.566.577.5 195919581957195619551952 7

Lari by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
268 births that decade — 32% of Lari's all-time total
1940s571950s1841960s2681970s1841980s601990s752000s13

Lari by state

Where Lari concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lari
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%
California share of Lari's total US births 2.0%
Even split

17 of 841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lari?
841 babies have been named Lari since 1942. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1959 with 41 births.
When was Lari most popular?
Lari was most popular in the 1960s decade with 268 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Lari most popular?
The top states for the name Lari are California (17 births), Texas (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Lari been used?
Lari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 65 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Lari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.