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How popular is the name Larry?
Births per year, rank history and how many Larries are alive today.
Larry (male) is a shortened form of the name Lawrence. Although Larry itself was given to 7 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2952nd as a registered name), most Larries are registered as Lawrence, which ranked 549th in 2025 with 71 babies.
Most people called Larry are registered as Lawrence, and share that name's profile: the Lawrence you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Lawrences born in England and Wales are between 34 and 69, and there are at least 35,000 of them alive today. Only some Lawrences go by Larry.
How many babies are named Larry or Lawrence each year?
Combined registrations of Lawrence, Laurence, Larry. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Lawrence rank as a registered name?
Where does Larry rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Larry short for Lawrence?
Yes - Larry is a shortened form of Lawrence. Larries are usually registered as Lawrence at birth.
When was the name Larry most popular?
The full name Lawrence peaked in 1904, when around 1,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Larry itself peaked as a registered name in 2007, with 21 babies.
How many people are called Larry?
There's no official count of people who go by Larry, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 35,000 people registered as Lawrence born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Larry.
How old is the typical Larry?
Most people called Larry are registered as Lawrence. Most living Lawrences are between 34 and 69; the most common age is about 63.
Is Larry becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.