Larson Boy
How popular is Larson?
#2,604 boy name in 2025
50 baby boys were named Larson in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Larson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,604 for boys (▼ 160 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 50 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,084 in 2015, #2,365 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (59 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,071 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Larson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Larson family of names ranked #1,879 for boys in 2025 (#1,763 the year before), with 62 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Larson | 50 | 81% |
| Larsen | 12 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Larson is most popular
Babies named Larson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Larson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,980 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,199 |
| 1930s | 22 | #2,951 |
| 1940s | 37 | #2,918 |
| 1950s | 16 | #3,504 |
| 1960s | 59 | #2,278 |
| 1970s | 45 | #3,656 |
| 1980s | 96 | #2,834 |
| 1990s | 220 | #2,757 |
| 2000s | 425 | #2,071 |
| 2010s | 417 | #2,344 |
| 2020s | 325 | #2,345 |
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Questions
- Is Larson a boy or girl name?
- Larson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Larson were boys.
- How popular is the name Larson?
- 50 baby boys were named Larson in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Larson most popular?
- Larson peaked in 2023, when 59 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,071 in 2004.
- How many people are named Larson?
- 1,771 babies have been named Larson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,677 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Larson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Larson was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.1 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.