Lary
Lary is a surname, given name, or nickname, and may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Lary
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lary is a surname, given name, or nickname, and may refer to:
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The Story of Lary
Lary first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 63 Larys were born — ranking #826 that year. As of 2026, Lary ranks #12,490 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Larys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lary
Lary is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Lary's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #826. Use the chart and map above to compare Lary'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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