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Larry

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Larry: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1125 to #2952.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1125#2952
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1997#1761
1998#1821
1999#2097
2000#1425
2001#1746
2002#1799
2003#1962
2004#1596
2005#1377
2006#1892
2007#1125
2008#1828
2009#1859
2010#1724
2011#1788
2012#1852
2013#2055
2014#1370
2015#1380
2016#2027
2017#1470
2018#1533
2019#1986
2020#2682
2021#1688
2022#1781
2023#2007
2024#2443
2025#2952

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 24 of the 43 years from 1983 to 2025.

In 2025: #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2952 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 19522025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1958

    Highest recorded position: #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1958).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

Larry's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#29527HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#24439HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#178113HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#168814HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#26827HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#198611HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#147017HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#202711HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#138018HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#137018HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#205510HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#185212HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#178812HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#172413HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#185911HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#182811HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#112521HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#18929HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#137714HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#159610HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#19627HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#17467HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#14259HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
1958New South Wales, Australiamale#7985InsufficientNot yet available
1957New South Wales, Australiamale#7988InsufficientNot yet available
1956New South Wales, Australiamale#7685InsufficientNot yet available
1955New South Wales, Australiamale#7282InsufficientNot yet available
1954New South Wales, Australiamale#7090InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiamale#8081InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiamale#69102InsufficientNot yet available
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3195HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4597HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4437HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#5415HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6154HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4288HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#6054HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5006HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4557HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4048HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#36810HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4356HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#3304HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Larry is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Larry, between 1952 and 2025, in 38 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1952–19587#69 in 1952
Republic of Ireland1983–202524#324 in 1998
England and Wales1996–202530#1125 in 2007
Northern Ireland2018–20212#319 in 2018

Its high point came 66 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1952) than in Northern Ireland (2018).

No registrar recorded it for 24 years after 1958; it appears again in 1983.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.