Lars Boy
How popular is Lars?
#1,886 boy name in 2025
83 baby boys were named Lars in the US in 2025, making it the 1886th most popular boy name.
6,058living people named Lars (est.)
33median age of people named Lars
7,035babies named Lars since 1880
1 in 39,944US babies born in 2025
Lars popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,886 for boys (▲ 283 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 83 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,703 in 2015, #1,798 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (128 boys) |
| Highest rank | #720 in 1883 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Lars is most popular
Babies named Lars per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Minnesota: 0.3 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Utah: 0.2 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
Lars by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | #720 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1900s | 8 | #778 |
| 1910s | 99 | #1,437 |
| 1920s | 139 | #1,703 |
| 1930s | 153 | #1,288 |
| 1940s | 215 | #1,230 |
| 1950s | 500 | #790 |
| 1960s | 876 | #734 |
| 1970s | 826 | #798 |
| 1980s | 815 | #878 |
| 1990s | 918 | #1,143 |
| 2000s | 1,136 | #1,094 |
| 2010s | 869 | #1,532 |
| 2020s | 454 | #1,750 |
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Questions
- Is Lars a boy or girl name?
- Lars is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lars were boys.
- How popular is the name Lars?
- 83 baby boys were named Lars in the US in 2025, making it the 1886th most popular boy name.
- When was Lars most popular?
- Lars peaked in 2000, when 128 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #720 in 1883.
- How many people are named Lars?
- 7,035 babies have been named Lars in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,058 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Lars most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lars was most common in Minnesota, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.