Is Larkin a boy or girl name?
Larkin is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 42 boys were named Larkin, so 51.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 44.3% of the 4,463 US babies named Larkin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,973
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,535
- Babies named Larkin since 1880
- 4,463
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 155 babies
Boys and girls named Larkin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 259 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 176 | 5 | 2.8% |
| 1960s | 129 | 6 | 4.4% |
| 1970s | 99 | 55 | 35.7% |
| 1980s | 109 | 129 | 54.2% |
| 1990s | 139 | 165 | 54.3% |
| 2000s | 219 | 538 | 71.1% |
| 2010s | 425 | 773 | 64.5% |
| 2020s | 217 | 306 | 58.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | #2,973 | 44 | #3,535 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,781 | 48 | #3,350 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,133 | 63 | #2,739 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,841 | 65 | #2,660 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,710 | 86 | #2,125 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,200 | 87 | #2,148 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,317 | 97 | #2,020 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,331 | 96 | #2,048 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,353 | 93 | #2,104 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,790 | 84 | #2,249 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,135 | 85 | #2,226 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,098 | 63 | #2,747 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,618 | 56 | #3,031 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,564 | 45 | #3,531 |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,061 | 67 | #2,682 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,376 | 72 | #2,583 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,831 | 79 | #2,430 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,854 | 95 | #2,124 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,443 | 115 | #1,802 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,497 | 30 | #4,539 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,668 | 31 | #4,440 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,916 | 29 | #4,481 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,830 | 31 | #4,135 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,548 | 30 | #4,151 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,381 | 26 | #4,608 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,209 | 20 | #5,343 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,316 | 21 | #5,047 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,590 | 21 | #4,936 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,117 | 19 | #5,194 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,684 | 10 | #8,445 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,718 | 18 | #5,363 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,942 | 16 | #5,819 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,738 | 17 | #5,610 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,559 | 10 | #8,320 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,562 | 13 | #6,687 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,691 | 16 | #5,434 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,334 | 16 | #5,193 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,647 | 18 | #4,583 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,693 | 10 | #6,883 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,525 | 13 | #5,526 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,826 | 10 | #6,546 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,342 | 11 | #6,020 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,607 | 16 | #4,621 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,360 | 9 | #7,099 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,751 | 10 | #6,548 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,254 | 8 | #7,674 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,743 | 6 | #9,143 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,611 | 8 | #7,228 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,902 | 5 | #10,087 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,586 | 10 | #5,759 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,034 | 6 | #8,222 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,914 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,242 | 5 | #8,956 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,702 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,717 | 6 | #6,193 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,363 | 5 | #6,760 |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 24 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,333 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 31 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 12 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 16 | #454 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Larkin reached #454 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #1,802 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Larkin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.