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Larry

Boys' name · Mid-century perennial

Living in the US
~523,200 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#1,084 among boys
Births in 2025
198 811,148 since 1880
Typical age
69 years, median

Larry popularity over time

Larry rank by birth year, 1880–2025Larry ranked #505 in 1880 and #1,084 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #10, in 1947.#10#100#1,000#1,084best #10 in 194718901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

1947 is the peak year for Larry, with 35,027 births. The name is already in use in 1880, where the data begins. It has held a top-100 place in 55 separate years.

In 2025 it ranked #1,084 with 198 births. Compared with 2015, births are down 62%. It slipped 16 places against the previous year.

Babies named Larry per yearPeaks at 35,027 births in 1947.35,027 in 1947018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Larry?

About 523,200 people named Larry are alive in the United States today. SSA has recorded 811,148 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Larry?

Median age among living Larrys: 69. Most living bearers were born in the 1950s. By the site’s era rules that makes Larry a mid-century perennial name.

Your Larry

Ages of living people named LarryHalf of living Larrys are older than 69 and half younger.median 69020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Larry is most common

Mississippi uses the name 2.6× as often as the country as a whole. Louisiana, Georgia and Tennessee follow.

Where Larry is used more than average5 states use the name Larry more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: 1.9× the national rateINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: 1.9× the national rateTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: 2.2× the national rateLAMississippi: 2.6× the national rateMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: 1.9× the national rateGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Larry is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Mississippi 49 2.6×
Louisiana 75 2.2×
Georgia 159 1.9×
Tennessee 108 1.9×
Indiana 98 1.9×

Larry in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Larry ranked #2,952 in 2025 on 7 births.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Notable people named Larry

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Larry Page American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur 1973 103
Larry King American television and radio host 1933–2021 85
Larry Bird American basketball player and coach 1956 79
Larry Hagman American actor 1931–2012 60
Larry Wall American computer programmer and author 1954 51
Larry Flynt American publisher 1942–2021 50
Larry Tesler American computer scientist 1945–2020 37
Larry Summers American economist and government official 1954 36
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People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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