Larken
Larken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anthea Larken, British director of the Women's Royal Naval Service Edmund Larken (1809–1895), British cleric and Christian socialist Frank Larken (1875–1953), British Royal Navy officer Hubert Larken (1874–1964), British Anglican priest Sheila Larken, American actress
Meaning & Origin of Larken
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Larken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anthea Larken, British director of the Women's Royal Naval Service Edmund Larken (1809–1895), British cleric and Christian socialist Frank Larken (1875–1953), British Royal Navy officer Hubert Larken (1874–1964), British Anglican priest Sheila Larken, American actress
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The Story of Larken
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Larken as a girl name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Larken — #8,391 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Larken on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Larken last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 90 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Larken on the record books as a boy name in 2015, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 7 Larkens were born — ranking #9,692 that year. About 74% of every Larken on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Larken last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Larken
Larken is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Larken's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,391. Use the chart and map above to compare Larken's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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