Boys' name · since 1944
Larrell
Larrell has 103 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 103
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larrell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 103 have been recorded since 1944.
Social Security Administration records show Larrell recorded 103 times among boys since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2016.
- #17,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 103 born since 1944
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larrell ranks #17,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1944, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 103
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larrell's 103 recorded births place it above 62.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Larrell's full recorded timeline at 1990, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Larrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2016
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Larrell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (33 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Larrell's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Larrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Larrell's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Larrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1944–2016 (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 Larrell 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.