Recorded 1915–1939 Boys' name Peak 1915 34 births

Larney — boys' name

34 babies named Larney in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s111930s11
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Larney was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Larney in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larney

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Larney between 1915 and 1939, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Larney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larney performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Larney shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larney 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 34 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.

Larney at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

34

Since 1915

25 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1915

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1939

Larney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1915

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 193919301927192319161915 6

Larney by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 35% of Larney's all-time total
1910s121920s111930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larney?
34 babies have been named Larney since 1915. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Larney most popular?
Larney was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Larney been used?
Larney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 25 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Larney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Larry, Lars, Laron, Larkin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1939 (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.