Larson
Masculine · “son of Lars”
Larson is given to both — 1,677 boys and 94 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Larson is son of Lars, and Lars is Laurence — from the laurel, the wreath given to a victor.
How old is the name Larson?
Larson first appears in US birth records in 1917 — 108 years ago. The typical Larson alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 1,600 people named Larson are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Larson most popular?
Larson peaked in 2004, reaching #2075 nationally. Today it ranks #2604, 529 places below that high. See the whole 2004 chart.
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Where it comes from
From laurus to Larson
The story of Larson
Sweden fixed hereditary surnames by law in the nineteenth century and most families froze the patronymic they were using, which is why Larsson, Andersson and Johansson cover so much of the population. Behind Lars sits the laurel wreath. Larson is the American spelling and is in current use.
Meaning
son of Lars
From the Swedish Larsson, 'son of Lars', where Lars is the Scandinavian form of Laurentius — 'of Laurentum', a town whose name relates to laurus, 'laurel'. Swedish surnames froze as patronymics in the nineteenth century. The chain is documented.
How the name formed
- laurus
- Laurentius
- Lars
- Larson
Related forms: Larsson · Larsen · Laurence
Pronouncing Larson
LAR-sun
Two syllables, stress on the first. Swedish Larsson doubles the s audibly.
Nicknames for Larson
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1917
- Most boys named
- 202359 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2075reached in 2004
- Change vs 2023
- −15.3%50 in 2025, from 59
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Larson in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Larsson in Swedish — spelling variant
- Larsen in Norwegian — related form
- Laurence in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina.
Larsons among us
people named Larson are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 34,162 born in 2025 was named Larson
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Sterlin test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Larson's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Sterlin climbed just as high around 1947, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Sterlin's path sketches the road Larson is walking now.
Larson sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Larson is headed
Larson should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Larson beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Larson in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Swedish surnames froze by law is a first-rate fact.
- Lars is available as a root name with a real record.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- It reads unmistakably as a surname.
- Larsson and Larsen are the Scandinavian spellings.
- It is very new as a given name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Larsons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Larson are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Larson in 2025?
- Larson ranks #2604 among US boy names in 2025, with 50 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Larson?
- About 1 in every 34,162 US boys born in 2025 was named Larson — 50 in all.
- Will my child share the name Larson with classmates?
- Larson will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Larson
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