Larry — #1065 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Larry

The Social Security Administration has registered 807,374 babies named Larry between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Larry currently holds the #1065 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 34,945 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larry performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 255,907 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Larry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 54,678 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Larry in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larry 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 807,374 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.