Larry Name Popularity

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How popular is Larry?

Ranking 706th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Larry is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #10 for the first time in 1947 and as recently as 1949.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 34,938 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Larry in any given year was 8 in 1882.

Approximately during the years 1882-1886, 1897-1900, 1901-1904, 1906-1921, and 1922-1947, the name Larry took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1951-1966, 1969-1976, 1977-1986, 1987-1997, and 1998-2001.

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Larry be?

Larry's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Larry has dropped.

The name Larry still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Larry is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Larry (Girl)		Larry (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	339	706
2017		< 5	--	413	629
2016		< 5	--	446	604
2015		< 5	--	513	559
2014		< 5	--	544	512
2013		< 5	--	580	479
2012		< 5	--	659	425
2011		< 5	--	716	397
2010		< 5	--	812	364
2009		< 5	--	782	388
2008		< 5	--	823	374
2007		< 5	--	962	331
2006		< 5	--	791	379
2005		< 5	--	828	358
2004		< 5	--	898	333
2003		< 5	--	950	315
2002		< 5	--	952	306
2001		< 5	--	1,030	290
2000		< 5	--	1,118	280
1999		< 5	--	1,255	250
1998		< 5	--	1,208	248
1997		< 5	--	1,239	243
1996		< 5	--	1,371	220
1995		8	10,096	1,401	210
1994		9	9,254	1,559	196
1993		9	9,164	1,781	182
1992		9	9,153	1,862	173
1991		13	6,812	2,073	157
1990		6	12,194	2,194	144
1989		12	6,765	2,338	131
1988		23	3,958	2,447	123
1987		18	4,581	2,501	115
1986		21	3,958	2,624	108
1985		28	3,202	2,947	96
1984		26	3,281	3,105	92
1983		30	2,879	3,383	85
1982		31	2,924	3,720	77
1981		40	2,429	3,952	74
1980		55	1,950	4,267	70
1979		38	2,449	4,393	69
1978		53	1,874	4,515	64
1977		50	1,964	4,839	62
1976		44	2,015	4,843	60
1975		44	2,006	5,311	56
1974		43	1,983	5,694	55
1973		69	1,425	6,083	50
1972		65	1,482	6,604	47
1971		51	1,763	7,764	44
1970		63	1,551	8,105	43
1969		68	1,409	8,285	40
1968		67	1,369	8,234	38
1967		54	1,531	8,330	38
1966		55	1,501	8,712	38
1965		51	1,565	9,403	38
1964		44	1,761	10,676	36
1963		46	1,704	11,673	36
1962		63	1,401	12,711	31
1961		63	1,410	14,575	30
1960		87	1,170	15,989	28
1959		87	1,148	18,414	25
1958		97	1,068	20,073	22
1957		107	1,011	21,919	22
1956		106	995	22,303	21
1955		117	911	22,815	19
1954		89	1,043	24,599	19
1953		96	978	25,216	18
1952		91	993	28,239	14
1951		100	917	30,561	11
1950		106	864	31,484	11
1949		93	920	31,809	10
1948		79	983	33,431	11
1947		81	982	34,938	10
1946		84	916	28,446	11
1945		64	972	22,822	11
1944		82	842	22,020	12
1943		69	951	22,973	12
1942		64	982	22,098	12
1941		58	967	20,130	11
1940		73	836	17,200	13
1939		45	1,069	14,529	14
1938		40	1,153	12,386	16
1937		31	1,319	10,320	16
1936		40	1,125	7,613	25
1935		20	1,746	5,975	33
1934		20	1,741	4,471	43
1933		15	2,103	3,252	58
1932		18	1,916	2,823	65
1931		12	2,497	2,146	88
1930		11	2,782	1,721	107
1929		10	3,043	1,269	134
1928		12	2,693	1,068	150
1927		< 5	--	837	176
1926		7	4,090	806	178
1925		10	3,241	723	190
1924		8	3,849	576	237
1923		9	3,512	519	245
1922		8	3,845	491	254
1921		< 5	--	491	255
1920		9	3,474	440	261
1919		9	3,336	405	265
1918		7	4,080	398	266
1917		8	3,529	322	290
1916		6	4,160	301	298
1915		< 5	--	301	288
1914		6	3,408	267	268
1913		< 5	--	212	262
1912		< 5	--	164	278
1911		< 5	--	92	272
1910		< 5	--	114	218
1909		< 5	--	87	237
1908		< 5	--	70	254
1907		< 5	--	63	265
1906		< 5	--	72	229
1905		< 5	--	72	230
1904		< 5	--	70	224
1903		< 5	--	57	246
1902		< 5	--	46	277
1901		< 5	--	35	299
1900		< 5	--	62	261
1899		< 5	--	34	302
1898		< 5	--	39	300
1897		< 5	--	33	325
1896		< 5	--	38	303
1895		< 5	--	37	299
1894		< 5	--	36	293
1893		< 5	--	22	387
1892		< 5	--	19	454
1891		< 5	--	17	437
1890		< 5	--	24	366
1889		< 5	--	13	537
1888		< 5	--	19	435
1887		< 5	--	17	416
1886		< 5	--	23	363
1885		< 5	--	19	419
1884		< 5	--	18	441
1883		< 5	--	12	544
1882		< 5	--	8	730
1881		< 5	--	8	678
1880		< 5	--	13	513

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.