Is Larry a boy or girl name?
Larry is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 204 boys were named Larry, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 810,934 US babies named Larry were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,068
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Larry since 1880
- 810,934
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 35,026 babies
Boys and girls named Larry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 150 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 299 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 634 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,576 | 36 | 1.4% |
| 1920s | 7,219 | 73 | 1% |
| 1930s | 65,247 | 252 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 255,907 | 747 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 245,690 | 995 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 108,580 | 599 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 58,140 | 520 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 31,278 | 284 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 15,944 | 54 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 9,139 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,343 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,228 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 204 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 218 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 264 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 270 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 272 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 311 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 344 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 413 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 446 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 515 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 545 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 581 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 659 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 716 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 813 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 783 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 824 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 963 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 791 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 828 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 898 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 950 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 954 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,030 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,118 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,255 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,208 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,239 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,371 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,401 | #210 | 8 | #10,096 |
| 1994 | 1,559 | #196 | 9 | #9,257 |
| 1993 | 1,780 | #183 | 9 | #9,168 |
| 1992 | 1,863 | #173 | 9 | #9,156 |
| 1991 | 2,074 | #157 | 13 | #6,816 |
| 1990 | 2,194 | #144 | 6 | #12,197 |
| 1989 | 2,337 | #131 | 12 | #6,768 |
| 1988 | 2,448 | #123 | 23 | #3,959 |
| 1987 | 2,504 | #114 | 18 | #4,584 |
| 1986 | 2,620 | #108 | 21 | #3,960 |
| 1985 | 2,946 | #97 | 28 | #3,204 |
| 1984 | 3,105 | #91 | 26 | #3,283 |
| 1983 | 3,381 | #85 | 30 | #2,880 |
| 1982 | 3,720 | #77 | 31 | #2,923 |
| 1981 | 3,954 | #73 | 40 | #2,429 |
| 1980 | 4,263 | #70 | 55 | #1,951 |
| 1979 | 4,393 | #69 | 38 | #2,450 |
| 1978 | 4,514 | #64 | 53 | #1,875 |
| 1977 | 4,838 | #62 | 50 | #1,964 |
| 1976 | 4,841 | #60 | 44 | #2,015 |
| 1975 | 5,308 | #56 | 44 | #2,006 |
| 1974 | 5,694 | #55 | 43 | #1,982 |
| 1973 | 6,080 | #50 | 69 | #1,426 |
| 1972 | 6,603 | #47 | 65 | #1,480 |
| 1971 | 7,764 | #44 | 51 | #1,763 |
| 1970 | 8,105 | #43 | 63 | #1,552 |
| 1969 | 8,281 | #40 | 68 | #1,410 |
| 1968 | 8,233 | #38 | 68 | #1,358 |
| 1967 | 8,332 | #38 | 54 | #1,531 |
| 1966 | 8,707 | #38 | 55 | #1,502 |
| 1965 | 9,405 | #38 | 51 | #1,565 |
| 1964 | 10,677 | #36 | 44 | #1,763 |
| 1963 | 11,668 | #36 | 46 | #1,701 |
| 1962 | 12,710 | #31 | 63 | #1,401 |
| 1961 | 14,581 | #30 | 63 | #1,411 |
| 1960 | 15,986 | #28 | 87 | #1,170 |
| 1959 | 18,432 | #25 | 86 | #1,154 |
| 1958 | 20,079 | #22 | 97 | #1,068 |
| 1957 | 21,938 | #22 | 107 | #1,012 |
| 1956 | 22,324 | #21 | 106 | #995 |
| 1955 | 22,820 | #19 | 117 | #911 |
| 1954 | 24,612 | #19 | 89 | #1,043 |
| 1953 | 25,207 | #18 | 96 | #978 |
| 1952 | 28,241 | #14 | 91 | #993 |
| 1951 | 30,559 | #11 | 100 | #918 |
| 1950 | 31,478 | #11 | 106 | #864 |
| 1949 | 31,817 | #10 | 93 | #920 |
| 1948 | 33,434 | #11 | 79 | #983 |
| 1947 | 34,945 | #10 | 81 | #982 |
| 1946 | 28,449 | #11 | 84 | #916 |
| 1945 | 22,824 | #11 | 64 | #972 |
| 1944 | 22,025 | #12 | 82 | #843 |
| 1943 | 22,979 | #12 | 69 | #951 |
| 1942 | 22,099 | #12 | 64 | #982 |
| 1941 | 20,135 | #11 | 58 | #967 |
| 1940 | 17,200 | #13 | 73 | #836 |
| 1939 | 14,531 | #14 | 45 | #1,069 |
| 1938 | 12,393 | #16 | 40 | #1,153 |
| 1937 | 10,320 | #16 | 31 | #1,319 |
| 1936 | 7,612 | #25 | 40 | #1,125 |
| 1935 | 5,975 | #33 | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1934 | 4,473 | #43 | 20 | #1,742 |
| 1933 | 3,251 | #58 | 15 | #2,103 |
| 1932 | 2,826 | #65 | 18 | #1,916 |
| 1931 | 2,147 | #88 | 12 | #2,497 |
| 1930 | 1,719 | #108 | 11 | #2,781 |
| 1929 | 1,268 | #135 | 10 | #3,044 |
| 1928 | 1,068 | #150 | 12 | #2,694 |
| 1927 | 836 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 807 | #178 | 7 | #4,090 |
| 1925 | 724 | #190 | 10 | #3,242 |
| 1924 | 575 | #237 | 8 | #3,848 |
| 1923 | 519 | #245 | 9 | #3,511 |
| 1922 | 491 | #254 | 8 | #3,845 |
| 1921 | 491 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 440 | #261 | 9 | #3,474 |
| 1919 | 405 | #265 | 9 | #3,336 |
| 1918 | 398 | #266 | 7 | #4,080 |
| 1917 | 322 | #290 | 8 | #3,529 |
| 1916 | 301 | #298 | 6 | #4,160 |
| 1915 | 301 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 267 | #268 | 6 | #3,407 |
| 1913 | 212 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 164 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 92 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 114 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 87 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 70 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 63 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 72 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 72 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 70 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 57 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 46 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 35 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 62 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 34 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 39 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 33 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 38 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 37 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 36 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 22 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 19 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 17 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 24 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 19 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 17 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 19 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 18 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #513 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Larry reached #10 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #836 in 1940. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.