Boys' name · since 1915
Laron
5,193 babies named Laron in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,193
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laron is the #6177 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,193 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Laron recorded 5,193 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #6177 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #1,742 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,177 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,193 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laron ranks #1,742 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,177 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,193 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,193
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laron's 5,193 recorded births place it above 96.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Laron compares
5,193 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laron's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,193 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 139 | 34 | 22,252 |
Laron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laron splits its recorded history at 1980: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 139 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 139
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Laron popularity over time - girls
119 total births recorded since 1964 (Laron as girls' name)
Laron by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,039 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Laron's strongest decade.
1,039 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Laron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s 78
1940s
78 births
- 1950s 139
1950s
139 births
- 1960s 289
1960s
289 births
- 1970s
1970s
940 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,039 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,031 births
- 2000s
2000s
904 births
- 2010s
2010s
588 births
- 2020s 138
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,039 births (20% of all-time use).
How Laron 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 Laron's total volume
Laron by state
Where Laron concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 477 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 352 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 351 | 6.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 227 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 223 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 178 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 111 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 104 | 2.0% |
477 of 5,193 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Laron appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laron's data
- Laron's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,039 total births); usage has since declined to 138 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Larons (477 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Laron: 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 (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Laron 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.