Is Lars a boy or girl name?
Lars is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 64 boys were named Lars, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,949 US babies named Lars were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,244
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lars since 1883
- 6,949
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 127 babies
Boys and girls named Lars, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 500 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 876 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 826 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 816 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 918 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,135 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 869 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 368 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 | #2,244 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 95 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 83 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 109 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 95 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 84 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 95 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 102 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 125 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 101 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 116 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 111 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 127 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 127 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 103 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 109 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 95 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 97 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 91 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 89 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 84 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 70 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 81 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 100 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 82 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 77 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 99 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 105 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 65 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 68 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 78 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 75 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 79 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 76 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 87 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 89 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 104 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 93 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 88 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 96 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 82 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 82 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 90 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 79 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 95 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 110 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 61 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 94 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 74 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 54 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 40 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,289 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,265 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,659 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #767 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lars reached #737 in 1961. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lars
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.