Unisex name · since 1917
Larson
Larson has 1,677 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,611 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,677
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larson currently ranks #2611 among unisex names in America, with 1,677 babies recorded since 1917.
Larson has 1,677 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2611 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,611 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,677 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larson ranks #3,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,611 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,677 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,611 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,677
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Larson's 1,677 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Larson compares
1,677 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Larson's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,677 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Larson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larson splits its recorded history at 1988: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Larson popularity over time - girls
94 total births recorded since 1998 (Larson as girls' name)
Larson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (425 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Larson's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Larson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s
2000s
425 births
- 2010s
2010s
417 births
- 2020s
2020s
325 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 425 births (25% of all-time use).
How Larson 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 Larson's total volume
Larson by state
Where Larson concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 1.8% |
| #3 | California | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
37 of 1,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Larson appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Larson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (425 total births) through the 2020s (325) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Larsons (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Larson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Larson 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.