Larson

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Larson is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 56 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024: —outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024: 560.00% of boys
Peak year: 202359 births
Best rank: —never in the top 1,000
Since 1917: 1,711people given the name

Babies named Larson, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

1,627 boys have been named Larson in the United States since 1917, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 59 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2007, and the 2000s alone account for 26%.

It is overwhelmingly a boy’s name: 84 girls have also been given it, 4.9% of the total.

By decade

Decade	boys named Larson
1910s	5
1920s	10
1930s	22
1940s	37
1950s	16
1960s	59
1970s	45
1980s	96
1990s	220
2000s	425
2010s	417
2020s	275

In 2023, its biggest year

Larson was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Larson

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.