Larry

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Larry first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 7 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 102 babies (rank #69 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Larry

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Larry yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

613

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

102

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Larry

Larry Pageentrepreneur · b. 1973
Larry Kingradio personality · b. 1933
Larry Birdbasketball coach · b. 1956
Larry Hagmanautobiographer · b. 1931
Larry Walllinguist · b. 1954

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	102	#69
1953	81	#80
1954	90	#70
1955	82	#72
1956	85	#76
1957	88	#79
1958	85	#79