Larry
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAIR-ee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,084 for boys
Larry is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 1,084th for boys in the US (198 babies).
What does Larry mean?
Latin: pet form of Lawrence
“from Laurentum”
A pet form of Lawrence, from Latin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum', a town near Rome.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Larry a girl's or a boy's name?
Larry is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 198 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Larry in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Larry, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 22 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Larry than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Larry in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Larry in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Larry in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,084th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 198 about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 198 boys in the US were named Larry, making it the 1,084th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 833rd. Its busiest year was 1947, with 34,946 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Larry than any year since 1912.
Half of all the boys named Larry in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 1961, the years shaded on the chart below.
Larry in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | #1,084 |
| 2024 | 204 | #1,068 |
| 2023 | 218 | #1,007 |
| 2022 | 264 | #891 |
| 2021 | 270 | #864 |
| 2020 | 273 | #833 |
| 2019 | 312 | #759 |
| 2018 | 344 | #703 |
| 2017 | 413 | #629 |
| 2016 | 446 | #604 |
| 2015 | 516 | #558 |
| 2014 | 545 | #511 |
| 2013 | 581 | #479 |
| 2012 | 659 | #425 |
| 2011 | 716 | #398 |
| 2010 | 813 | #364 |
| 2009 | 783 | #387 |
| 2008 | 824 | #374 |
| 2007 | 963 | #331 |
| 2006 | 791 | #379 |
| 2005 | 828 | #358 |
| 2004 | 898 | #334 |
| 2003 | 950 | #315 |
| 2002 | 954 | #304 |
| 2001 | 1,030 | #290 |
| 2000 | 1,118 | #280 |
| 1999 | 1,255 | #250 |
| 1998 | 1,208 | #248 |
| 1997 | 1,239 | #243 |
| 1996 | 1,371 | #220 |
| 1995 | 1,401 | #210 |
| 1994 | 1,559 | #196 |
| 1993 | 1,780 | #183 |
| 1992 | 1,863 | #173 |
| 1991 | 2,076 | #157 |
| 1990 | 2,194 | #144 |
| 1989 | 2,337 | #131 |
| 1988 | 2,448 | #123 |
| 1987 | 2,503 | #114 |
| 1986 | 2,621 | #108 |
| 1985 | 2,946 | #97 |
| 1984 | 3,105 | #91 |
| 1983 | 3,381 | #85 |
| 1982 | 3,720 | #77 |
| 1981 | 3,955 | #73 |
| 1980 | 4,262 | #70 |
| 1979 | 4,393 | #69 |
| 1978 | 4,514 | #64 |
| 1977 | 4,837 | #62 |
| 1976 | 4,842 | #60 |
| 1975 | 5,307 | #56 |
| 1974 | 5,694 | #55 |
| 1973 | 6,080 | #50 |
| 1972 | 6,604 | #47 |
| 1971 | 7,763 | #44 |
| 1970 | 8,104 | #43 |
| 1969 | 8,283 | #40 |
| 1968 | 8,231 | #38 |
| 1967 | 8,332 | #38 |
| 1966 | 8,709 | #38 |
| 1965 | 9,403 | #38 |
| 1964 | 10,678 | #36 |
| 1963 | 11,667 | #36 |
| 1962 | 12,711 | #31 |
| 1961 | 14,580 | #30 |
| 1960 | 15,988 | #28 |
| 1959 | 18,434 | #25 |
| 1958 | 20,083 | #22 |
| 1957 | 21,941 | #22 |
| 1956 | 22,322 | #21 |
| 1955 | 22,819 | #19 |
| 1954 | 24,614 | #19 |
| 1953 | 25,208 | #18 |
| 1952 | 28,239 | #14 |
| 1951 | 30,558 | #11 |
| 1950 | 31,480 | #11 |
| 1949 | 31,819 | #10 |
| 1948 | 33,436 | #11 |
| 1947 | 34,946 | #10 |
| 1946 | 28,447 | #11 |
| 1945 | 22,824 | #11 |
| 1944 | 22,026 | #12 |
| 1943 | 22,978 | #12 |
| 1942 | 22,099 | #12 |
| 1941 | 20,134 | #11 |
| 1940 | 17,199 | #13 |
| 1939 | 14,532 | #14 |
| 1938 | 12,394 | #16 |
| 1937 | 10,320 | #16 |
| 1936 | 7,611 | #25 |
| 1935 | 5,975 | #33 |
| 1934 | 4,474 | #43 |
| 1933 | 3,251 | #58 |
| 1932 | 2,826 | #65 |
| 1931 | 2,147 | #88 |
| 1930 | 1,719 | #108 |
| 1929 | 1,268 | #135 |
| 1928 | 1,068 | #150 |
| 1927 | 836 | #176 |
| 1926 | 807 | #178 |
| 1925 | 724 | #190 |
| 1924 | 575 | #237 |
| 1923 | 519 | #245 |
| 1922 | 491 | #254 |
| 1921 | 491 | #255 |
| 1920 | 440 | #260 |
| 1919 | 405 | #265 |
| 1918 | 398 | #266 |
| 1917 | 322 | #289 |
| 1916 | 301 | #297 |
| 1915 | 301 | #287 |
| 1914 | 267 | #267 |
| 1913 | 212 | #261 |
| 1912 | 164 | #278 |
| 1911 | 92 | #271 |
| 1910 | 114 | #217 |
| 1909 | 87 | #235 |
| 1908 | 70 | #253 |
| 1907 | 63 | #265 |
| 1906 | 72 | #229 |
| 1905 | 72 | #228 |
| 1904 | 70 | #223 |
| 1903 | 57 | #244 |
| 1902 | 46 | #277 |
| 1901 | 35 | #294 |
| 1900 | 62 | #259 |
| 1899 | 34 | #300 |
| 1898 | 39 | #298 |
| 1897 | 33 | #321 |
| 1896 | 38 | #301 |
| 1895 | 37 | #295 |
| 1894 | 36 | #291 |
| 1893 | 22 | #383 |
| 1892 | 19 | #445 |
| 1891 | 17 | #427 |
| 1890 | 24 | #358 |
| 1889 | 13 | #525 |
| 1888 | 19 | #430 |
| 1887 | 17 | #409 |
| 1886 | 23 | #357 |
| 1885 | 19 | #411 |
| 1884 | 18 | #433 |
| 1883 | 12 | #527 |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 |
| 1881 | 8 | #653 |
| 1880 | 13 | #505 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Larry: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/larry, updated 20 October 2026.