Boys' name · since 1918
Larnell
Larnell has 882 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 882
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Larnell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 882 recorded since 1918.
Larnell has 882 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2017.
- #5,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 882 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larnell ranks #5,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 882 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 882
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Larnell's 882 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Larnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Larnell's full recorded timeline at 1973, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Larnell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Larnell popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1932 (Larnell as girls' name)
Larnell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (145 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Larnell's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Larnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
72 births
- 1950s
1950s
145 births
- 1960s
1960s
120 births
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 145 births (16% of all-time use).
How Larnell 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 Larnell's total volume
Larnell by state
Where Larnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 26 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | District of Columbia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
26 of 882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Larnell's data
- Larnell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Larnells (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Larnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1918–2017 (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 Larnell 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.