Unisex name · since 1956
Larsen
Larsen has 539 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Larsen is the #6867 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 539 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Larsen recorded 539 times among boys since 1956, holding rank #6867 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, 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 1956 to 2025.
- #7,535 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,867 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 539 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larsen ranks #7,535 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,867 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 539 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larsen's 539 recorded births place it above 83.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Larsen compares
539 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Larsen's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 539 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Larsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Larsen's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Larsen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Larsen popularity over time - girls
187 total births recorded since 1996 (Larsen as girls' name)
Larsen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Larsen's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Larsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (32% of all-time use).
How Larsen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Larsen's total volume
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What to do with Larsen's data
- Larsen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Larsen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Larsen 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.