Boys' name · since 1917
Larnie
Larnie has 77 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 77
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Larnie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 77 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Larnie recorded 77 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1946.
- #19,181 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 77 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larnie ranks #19,181 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 77
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Larnie's 77 recorded births place it above 57.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larnie splits its recorded history at 1924: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1946
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Larnie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Larnie's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Larnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Larnie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1940s -- 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 Larnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1917–1946 (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 Larnie 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.