Unisex name · since 1920
Larren
Larren has 79 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 79
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
Larren sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 79 recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larren has been recorded 79 times among boys since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2000.
- #19,001 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 79 born since 1920
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larren ranks #19,001 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1920, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 79
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
Larren's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Larren's full recorded timeline at 1986, 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 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Larren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2000
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Larren popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1985 (Larren as girls' name)
Larren by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Larren's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Larren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Larren's data
- Larren's decade-level peak was the 1990s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Larren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1920–2000 (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 Larren 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.