Girls' name · since 1996
Larimar
Larimar has 129 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Larimar is the #5837 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 129 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larimar has been recorded 129 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #5837 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #24,328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,837 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 129 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larimar ranks #24,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,837 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 129 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Larimar's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Larimar compares
129 29th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Larimar's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larimar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 129 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Larimar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larimar splits its recorded history at 2018: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larimar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Larimar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (77 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Larimar's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Larimar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 77 births (60% of all-time use).
Larimar by state
Where Larimar concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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What to do with Larimar's data
- New York records the most Larimars (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Larimar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Larimar 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.