Larsen
The Story of Larsen
As a girl name
American parents first put Larsen on the record books as a girl name in 1996, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 13 Larsens were born — ranking #8,965 that year. About 38% of every Larsen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Larsen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 187 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Larsen on the record books as a boy name in 1956, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 25 Larsens were born — ranking #3,299 that year. About 30% of every Larsen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Larsen ranks #5,294 for boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 561 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Larsen
Larsen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 561 births in the dataset. Larsen's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,299. Use the chart and map above to compare Larsen'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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