Lars
Lars was the 1897th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 737th; the most babies were born in 2000 (128). Over the last ten years it has moved down 186 places. More babies were named Lars in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,897 boys, down 91 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000128 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,035babies recorded
Lars popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,897 | 83 |
| 2020 | #1,806 | 83 |
| 2010 | #1,722 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,103 | 128 |
| 1990 | #1,193 | 84 |
| 1980 | #903 | 99 |
| 1970 | #799 | 104 |
| 1960 | #978 | 61 |
| 1950 | #1,244 | 34 |
| 1940 | #1,453 | 22 |
| 1930 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,289 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lars, counting every spelling?
Lars has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lars?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lars (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lars 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 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lars.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lars?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Lars are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 18 and 52. That makes Lars mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Lars by state
How common Lars was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (6.8×), Utah (4.9×). In 41 states fewer than five boys 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 Lars
How popular is the name Lars?
Lars was the 1897th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 737th; the most babies were born in 2000 (128). Over the last ten years it has moved down 186 places. More babies were named Lars in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lars a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lars in the US.
Where is Lars most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lars was most common in Minnesota (0.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Washington.