Boys' name · since 1984

Larod

Larod has 16 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,865 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade

Larod sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1984.

Larod has 16 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1995.

  • #30,865 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1984
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larod ranks #30,865 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,865 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Larod's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Larod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Larod splits its recorded history at 1990: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Larod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 198419901995 5

Larod by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

1990s was Larod's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Larod births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larod?
Since 1984, Social Security records show 16 babies named Larod. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,865 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1995. Its busiest year on record was 1984, with 6 births.
Where does Larod sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larod ranks #30,865 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Larod most popular?
Larod was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Larod been used?
The SSA has tracked Larod since 1984 -- 12 years through the most recent 1995 data.
What names are similar to Larod?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Larod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–1995 (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 Larod 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.