Girls' name · since 1955
Larke
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.
- #43,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Larke sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larke has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2020.
- #43,668 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larke ranks #43,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #43,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Larke's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Larke's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Larke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2020
- Peak year (2013)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Larke by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Larke's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Larke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Larke's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Larke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1955–2020 (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 Larke 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.