Is Larson a boy or girl name?

Larson is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,771 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.3% were girls and 94.7% were boys.

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Larson

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Larson was most popular in 2024, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,682 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,960, with 60 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,771 people named Larson.

Larson over time

Births per year. The dot marks Larson’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Larson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Larson is mostly a boy’s name — 5.3% of the 1,771 Americans given it were girls and 94.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% 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