An uncommon Norse pick — distinctive and rare.
A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
Lars is a boy's baby name of Scandinavian origin, the Swedish and Norwegian form of Lawrence, from the Latin Laurentius meaning 'from Laurentum,' associated with laurel — the symbol of victory. Lars has a clean, Nordic cool that has been exported globally.
Think Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Lars von Trier of cinema — the name carries both rock energy and intellectual prestige.
Lars was #1331 twenty years ago and has since drifted to #2244, but its charm endures.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 368 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 869 | ▼ |
| 2000s | 1,135 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 918 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 816 | — |
| 1970s | 826 | — |
| 1960s | 876 | ▲ |
| 1950s | 500 | ▲ |
| 1940s | 215 | ▲ |
| 1930s | 153 | ▲ |
| 1920s | 139 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 99 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 8 | ▲ |
| 1890s | 5 | ▼ |
| 1880s | 22 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 | #2244 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2163 |
| 2022 | 95 | #1754 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2341 |
| 2020 | 83 | #1806 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2101 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1772 |
| 2017 | 88 | #1758 |
| 2016 | 109 | #1537 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1711 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1809 |
| 2013 | 95 | #1619 |
| 2012 | 84 | #1779 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1896 |
| 2010 | 89 | #1722 |
| 2009 | 95 | #1660 |
| 2008 | 102 | #1569 |
| 2007 | 125 | #1348 |
| 2006 | 101 | #1506 |
| 2005 | 116 | #1312 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1883–2024) · Methodology