Recorded 1917–1978 Girls' name Peak 1957 234 births

Larna — girls' name

234 babies named Larna in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s361930s211940s621950s571960s381970s15
1940s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Larna was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

11 babies were named Larna in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larna

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Larna between 1917 and 1978, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Larna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larna performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Larna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larna 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 234 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.

Larna at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

234

Since 1917

62 years of records

Peak year

1957

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1917

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1978

Larna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1917

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1957)
11
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4681012 19781964195819501945193919281917 5

Larna by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
62 births that decade — 26% of Larna's all-time total
1910s51920s361930s211940s621950s571960s381970s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larna?
234 babies have been named Larna since 1917. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1957 with 11 births.
When was Larna most popular?
Larna was most popular in the 1940s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Larna been used?
Larna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 62 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Larna?
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, 1917–1978 (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.