Unisex name · since 1893
Larue
3,980 babies named Larue in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,980
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Larue is the #10960 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,980 recorded since 1893.
Larue has 3,980 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10960 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #2,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,960 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,980 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larue ranks #2,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,960 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,980 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,980
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Larue's 3,980 recorded births place it above 95.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Larue compares
3,980 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Larue's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larue | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,980 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Larue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larue splits its recorded history at 1941: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 148 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larue popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Larue popularity over time - boys
1,540 total births recorded since 1900 (Larue as boys' name)
Larue by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,204 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Larue's strongest decade.
1,204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Larue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 60
1890s
60 births
- 1900s 136
1900s
136 births
- 1910s
1910s
650 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,204 births
- 1930s
1930s
872 births
- 1940s
1940s
509 births
- 1950s 272
1950s
272 births
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,204 births (30% of all-time use).
How Larue compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Larue's total volume
Larue by state
Where Larue concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 799 | 20.1% |
| #2 | Utah | | 409 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 292 | 7.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 123 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Idaho | | 102 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 39 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 25 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 24 | 0.6% |
799 of 3,980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Larue appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Larue's data
- Larue's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,204 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Larues (799 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
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 Larue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Larue 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.