Larkin
Larkin was the 3682nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1802nd with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,431 places. More babies were named Larkin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,682 girls, down 1,555 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- 56% girls, 44% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,540babies recorded
Larkin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,682 | #3,415 | 41 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,127 | #2,710 | 86 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,682 | #4,061 | 67 | 25 |
| 2000 | #4,608 | #3,381 | 26 | 25 |
| 1990 | #6,687 | #4,563 | 13 | 12 |
| 1980 | #6,548 | #3,750 | 10 | 11 |
| 1970 | #6,704 | — | 7 | — |
| 1960 | — | #2,084 | — | 16 |
| 1950 | — | #1,729 | — | 19 |
| 1940 | — | #1,854 | — | 15 |
| 1930 | — | #2,019 | — | 15 |
| 1920 | — | #1,311 | — | 31 |
| 1910 | — | #1,167 | — | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | #1,088 | — | 5 |
| 1880 | — | #454 | — | 16 |
How popular is Larkin, counting every spelling?
Larkin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 47 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 47 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkin | 41 | #3,682 | 262 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Larkin?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Larkin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Larkin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Larkin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Larkin?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Larkin are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Larkin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Larkin by state
How common Larkin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (3.8×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Larkin
How popular is the name Larkin?
Larkin was the 3682nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1802nd with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,431 places. More babies were named Larkin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Larkin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 56% girls, 44% boys given the name Larkin in the US.
Where is Larkin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Larkin was most common in Ohio (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Tennessee.