Girls' name · since 1996
Larkyn
Larkyn has 442 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Larkyn is the #6442 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 442 recorded since 1996.
Larkyn has 442 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6442 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #12,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,442 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 442 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larkyn ranks #12,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,442 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 442 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Larkyn's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Larkyn compares
442 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Larkyn's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larkyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 442 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Larkyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larkyn splits its recorded history at 2014: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larkyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Larkyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (213 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Larkyn's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Larkyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 213 births (48% of all-time use).
Larkyn by state
Where Larkyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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- Larkyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (213 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Larkyns (32 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Larkyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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 Larkyn 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.