Girls' name · since 1915
Larraine
1,258 babies named Larraine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,258
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Larraine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,258 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larraine has been recorded 1,258 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. 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 1989.
- #6,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,258 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larraine ranks #6,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,258 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,258
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Larraine's 1,258 recorded births place it above 91.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Larraine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Larraine's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Larraine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1989
- Peak year (1947)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1989.
1,258 total births across 75 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 66 births in a single year.
Larraine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (398 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Larraine's strongest decade.
398 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Larraine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
172 births
- 1930s 134
1930s
134 births
- 1940s
1940s
398 births
- 1950s
1950s
301 births
- 1960s 145
1960s
145 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 398 births (32% of all-time use).
Larraine decade highlights
- Peak decade 398 births
- Runner-up 301 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Larraine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Larraine's total volume
Larraine by state
Where Larraine concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 112 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 3.1% |
| #3 | California | | 31 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.4% |
112 of 1,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 8.9% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.1% of nationwide
- California 2.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.4% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 8.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Larraine's data
- Larraine's decade-level peak was the 1940s (398 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Larraines (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Larraine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1915–1989 (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 Larraine 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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