Boys' name · peaked in 1947
Larry name popularity since 1925
804,903 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Larry. Half of them were born in 1952 or earlier, so the typical Larry is about 74 years old in 2026. Larry peaked in 1947 as the #10 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 804,903
- Named Larry, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,085 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 3,490 girls · 801,413 boys
- Most popular in
- West Virginia
- 2.23× its national share
Peak year is the year Larry made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Larry births per year, 1925–2025
1947 was the biggest year for Larry both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1929 and 1934, Larry became 3.7× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 3,710 to 1 in 6,320.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Larry's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Larry.
Decade by decade
Babies named Larry in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 39 | 4,703 | – |
| 1930s | 252 | 65,249 | #33 |
| 1940s | 747 | 255,908 | #11 |
| 1950s | 995 | 245,698 | #19 |
| 1960s | 599 | 108,582 | #38 |
| 1970s | 520 | 58,138 | #56 |
| 1980s | 284 | 31,278 | #97 |
| 1990s | 54 | 15,946 | #210 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9,139 | #358 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,345 | #558 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,427 | #1,085 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
54.9% of babies named Larry from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Larry is most popular
The index compares Larry's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Larry.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 2.23× | 15,855 |
| Arkansas | 2.05× | 17,094 |
| Iowa | 1.98× | 20,371 |
| Kansas | 1.98× | 16,367 |
| Nebraska | 1.89× | 10,761 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Larry and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Larry (this page) | 801,413 | 1947 |
| Lary | 1,535 | 1946 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Larry's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Larry.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Larry (1947).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data