Boys' name · since 1918
Lary
1,577 babies named Lary in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,577
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lary sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,577 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Lary recorded 1,577 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2009.
- #3,807 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,577 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lary ranks #3,807 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,577 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,577
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lary's 1,577 recorded births place it above 91.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Lary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lary splits its recorded history at 1957: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2009
- Peak year (1946)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Lary by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (461 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Lary's strongest decade.
461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s
1930s
186 births
- 1940s
1940s
436 births
- 1950s
1950s
461 births
- 1960s
1960s
257 births
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 461 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lary 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 Lary's total volume
Lary by state
Where Lary concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 74 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 46 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 46 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
74 of 1,577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lary appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lary's data
- Lary's decade-level peak was the 1950s (461 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.
- Michigan records the most Larys (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Lary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1918–2009 (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 Lary 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.