Recorded 1944–2016 Boys' name Peak 1985 103 births

Larrell — boys' name

103 babies named Larrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Larrell was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Larrell in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Larrell between 1944 and 2016, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Larrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larrell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Larrell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larrell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 103 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Larrell at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

103

Since 1944

73 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1944

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2016

Larrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1944

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Larrell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
33 births that decade — 32% of Larrell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larrell?
103 babies have been named Larrell since 1944. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Larrell most popular?
Larrell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Larrell been used?
Larrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 73 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Larrell?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.