Is Larnell a boy or girl name?

Larnell is a boy’s name. Of the 887 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Larnell

Recorded 1918–2017 · United States

Larnell was most popular in 1990, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,216 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 887 people named Larnell.

Larnell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Larnell’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Larnell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Larnell is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 887 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org