Boys' name · since 1983
Larz
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 171 babies named Larz, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Larz is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 171 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Larz recorded 171 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2010.
- #13,913 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 171 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larz ranks #13,913 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Larz's 171 recorded births place it above 69.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Larz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Larz's full recorded timeline at 1998, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Larz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2010
- Peak year (1994)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Larz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Larz's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Larz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Larz's decade-level peak was the 1990s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Larz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1983–2010 (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 Larz 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.