Girls' name · since 1917
Larna
Larna has 234 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
234 girls have been named Larna since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Larna recorded 234 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1978.
- #18,237 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 234 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larna ranks #18,237 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #18,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Larna's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larna splits its recorded history at 1948: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1978
- Peak year (1957)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Larna by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (62 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Larna's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Larna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 62 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Larna's data
- Larna's decade-level peak was the 1940s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Larna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~61 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, 1917–1978 (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 Larna 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.