Unisex name · since 1880
Larkin
Larkin has 2,521 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,521
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,521 babies have been named Larkin since 1880, making it today's #3380 unisex name.
Larkin has 2,521 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3380 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,380 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,521 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larkin ranks #2,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,380 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,521 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,521
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Larkin's 2,521 recorded births place it above 93.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Larkin compares
2,521 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Larkin's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larkin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,521 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Larkin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larkin splits its recorded history at 1956: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larkin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Larkin popularity over time - girls
2,019 total births recorded since 1959 (Larkin as girls' name)
Larkin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (425 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Larkin's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Larkin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 92
1880s
92 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s
1910s
190 births
- 1920s
1920s
259 births
- 1930s 157
1930s
157 births
- 1940s
1940s
180 births
- 1950s
1950s
176 births
- 1960s 129
1960s
129 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
219 births
- 2010s
2010s
425 births
- 2020s
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 425 births (17% of all-time use).
How Larkin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Larkin's total volume
Larkin by state
Where Larkin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 62 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 30 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.4% |
62 of 2,521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Larkin appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Larkin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (425 total births) through the 2020s (252) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Larkins (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Larkin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Larkin 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.