Larry
A pet form of Lawrence, from Latin Laurentius.
Popularity, 1880–2025
The everyday form of Lawrence, so standard at midcentury that it outranked the formal name.
Larry appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1931 to 1985. Its biggest year was 1947, when 34,946 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 10 nationally. All told, 811,148 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Laurie (168,442), Lauri (11,246), Larue (5,520), Larae (3,426), Lary (1,577), Laree (1,434) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Lawrence
Explore Larry interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 150 | No. 357 |
| 1890s | 299 | No. 291 |
| 1900s | 634 | No. 223 |
| 1910s | 2,576 | No. 217 |
| 1920s | 7,219 | No. 135 |
| 1930s | 65,249 | No. 14 |
| 1940s | 255,908 | No. 10 |
| 1950s | 245,698 | No. 11 |
| 1960s | 108,582 | No. 28 |
| 1970s | 58,138 | No. 43 |
| 1980s | 31,278 | No. 70 |
| 1990s | 15,946 | No. 144 |
| 2000s | 9,139 | No. 280 |
| 2010s | 5,345 | No. 364 |
| 2020s | 1,427 | No. 833 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.