NameTides

Larry

Larry was the #1,084 boys' name in the US in 2025 (198 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales.

Larry as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Larry as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & Wales
Larry as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,084 (198)#2,952 (7)—#829 (3)——
2024#1,068 (204)#2,444 (9)—#785 (3)#2,238 (8)—
2023#1,007 (218)#2,008 (11)——#1,687 (11)—
2022#891 (264)#1,782 (13)——#2,810 (5)—
2021#864 (270)#1,688 (14)#433 (3)#755 (3)#1,406 (14)—
2020#833 (273)#2,682 (7)—#459 (7)#1,595 (11)—
2019#759 (312)#1,986 (11)—#646 (4)#1,448 (13)—
2018#703 (344)#1,533 (16)#319 (5)#572 (5)#1,682 (10)—
2017#629 (413)#1,470 (17)—#443 (7)#1,510 (12)—
2016#604 (446)#2,027 (11)—#541 (5)#1,234 (16)—
2015#558 (516)#1,380 (18)—#615 (4)#1,816 (9)—
2014#511 (545)#1,370 (18)—#428 (8)#1,311 (14)—
2013#479 (581)#2,055 (10)—#605 (4)#1,068 (19)—
2012#425 (659)#1,852 (12)—#500 (6)#1,971 (8)—
2011#398 (716)#1,788 (12)—#455 (7)#1,118 (18)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1947 at #10.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Larry is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,800 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Larry by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #676OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,197CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #450LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,039TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Larry (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LarryCanadaBoys—too few
LarryEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
LarryIrelandBoys#8293
LarryNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LarryNSWBoys—too few
LarryUSGirls—too few
LarryUSBoys#1,084198