Boys' name · since 1915
Larney
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Larney, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Larney is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larney has been recorded 34 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1939.
- #24,956 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larney ranks #24,956 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #24,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Larney's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Larney's full recorded timeline at 1927, 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 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Larney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1939
- Peak year (1915)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1939.
34 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1915 with 6 births in a single year.
Larney by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Larney's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Larney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (35% of all-time use).
Larney decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Larney's data
- Larney's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1930s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Larney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1915–1939 (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 Larney 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.
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