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    The first name Lars

    A boy’s name from Latin.

    1 syllable Male

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Borrowed from North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 12 boys were named Lars, making it the 2,014th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 21 births (#1,236).

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    372
    babies named Lars, 1996–2025
    #2,014
    rank in 2025
    2015
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lars with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Lars at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 83 boys born in the United States were named Lars, the 1,897th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 128 were.

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    7,035
    babies named Lars since 1880
    #1,897
    rank in 2025
    2000
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Lars

    85 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lars von Trier
      Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956)
    • Lars Ulrich
      Danish musician, born 1963
    • Lars Onsager
      American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976)
    • Lars Løkke Rasmussen
      25th Prime Minister of Denmark, born 1964
    • Lars Bender
      German footballer (born 1989)
    • Lars Peter Hansen
      American economist, born 1952
    • Lars Ahlfors
      Finnish mathematician (1907-1996)
    • Lars Stindl
      German association football player (born 1988)
    • Lars Jacobsen
      Danish footballer, born 1979
    • Lars Korvald
      27th Prime Minister of Norway, 1916–2006
    • Lars Saabye Christensen
      Danish and Norwegian author writing in Norwegian, born 1953
    • Lars Olsen
      Danish association football player, born 1961

    More Latin boys’ names

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    Questions

    What does the name Lars mean?
    Borrowed from North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.
    What is the origin of the name Lars?
    Borrowed from North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.
    How popular is the name Lars?
    In 2025, 12 boys born in England and Wales were named Lars, ranking 2,014th. Its peak was 2015, with 21 births.
    Is Lars a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 7,035 US babies named Lars since 1880 were boys.
    When was Lars most popular?
    2000 in the United States, when 128 babies were named Lars, its highest rank at 1,103rd.