Recorded 1955–2020 Girls' name Peak 2013 24 births

Larke — girls' name

24 babies named Larke in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s52010s142020s5
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Larke was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Larke in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larke

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Larke between 1955 and 2020, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Larke currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larke performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Larke shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larke 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 24 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.

Larke at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

24

Since 1955

66 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1955

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2020

Larke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1955

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2020201820131955 5

Larke by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14 births that decade — 58% of Larke's all-time total
1950s52010s142020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larke?
24 babies have been named Larke since 1955. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Larke most popular?
Larke was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Larke been used?
Larke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 66 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Larke?
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, 1955–2020 (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.