Larson
Boy · LAR-sun · Scandinavian
Larson is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin, meaning “son of Lars”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Larson mean?
Scandinavian: surname meaning 'son of Lars'
“son of Lars”
From a Scandinavian surname; Lars is the Nordic form of Laurence.
- Say it
- LAR-sun
More on Wiktionary.
Is Larson a girl's or a boy's name?
Larson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 50 boys in the US.
How popular is Larson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Larson, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Larson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Larson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
How popular is Larson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Larson, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,365th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 59 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917. 10 girls were also named Larson in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Larson in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 62 boys in the US were given Larson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,942, up from #2,604 for this spelling alone.
- Larson 50
- Larsen 12
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Larson in the US were girls.
Larson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,444 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,345 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,365 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,655 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,625 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,436 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 45 | #2,716 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,866 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,308 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,278 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
Nicknames for Larson
- Lars 12 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Larson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jenson Hudson Jaxon Grayson Mason Luca Lucas Levi Noah Logan Austin Hunter
Other spellings of Larson
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