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Larry name popularity by year

Larry: 31,480 US boys in 1950; 198 in 2025. Annual usage fell 99.4% from its 1950–2025 peak, in Social Security records.

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  • Larry: 31,480 in 1950, 198 in 2025 (99% lower).

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Larry's high point in this series was 1950, when 31,480 US boys received the name. The count was 31,480 in 1950 and 1,118 in 2000. By 2025, it was 198, a decline of 99.4% from the peak displayed. The annual chart follows this exact spelling, rather than grouping together similar names or nicknames.

The more recent observations show 813 boys named Larry in 2010 and 273 in 2020. Social Security counts names from applications associated with a birth year; these totals do not count everyone alive who has the name. The source suppresses names used fewer than five times, but every year shown here has a published count.

The data

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US boys with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count.

The rise and fall of Larry, US boys named Larry, 1950–2025, 1950–2025
DateLarry
195031,480
195130,558
195228,239
195325,208
195424,614
195522,819
195622,322
195721,941
195820,083
195918,434
196015,988
196114,580
196212,711
196311,667
196410,678
19659,403
19668,709
19678,332
19688,231
19698,283
19708,104
19717,763
19726,604
19736,080
19745,694
19755,307
19764,842
19774,837
19784,514
19794,393
19804,262
19813,955
19823,720
19833,381
19843,105
19852,946
19862,621
19872,503
19882,448
19892,337
19902,194
19912,076
19921,863
19931,780
19941,559
19951,401
19961,371
19971,239
19981,208
19991,255
20001,118
20011,030
2002954
2003950
2004898
2005828
2006791
2007963
2008824
2009783
2010813
2011716
2012659
2013581
2014545
2015516
2016446
2017413
2018344
2019312
2020273
2021270
2022264
2023218
2024204
2025198

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How popular is the name Larry?

Social Security recorded 198 US boys named Larry in 2025, the latest birth year in this series. The annual count was 99.4% below its displayed peak.

When was Larry most popular?

Within the 1950–2025 series, Larry reached its highest annual count in 1950, with 31,480 boys. This identifies the highest count, not the name’s rank or its share of all births.

What does the name count include?

The figures cover US boys recorded under the exact spelling Larry in Social Security applications, grouped by birth year. They are annual name counts, not the number of living people with the name.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US boys with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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