# Larson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/larson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɑɹ.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,771 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,677 / 94 (5% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 73, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Originally from a Middle English pet form of Lawrence + -son. In the United States, a common anglicization of the Swedish Larsson and Danish and Norwegian Larsen.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 15,460 |
| 2000 | 7 | 12,552 |
| 2002 | 9 | 10,710 |
| 2007 | 6 | 16,666 |
| 2013 | 5 | 18,104 |
| 2014 | 5 | 18,042 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10,547 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13,710 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17,305 |
| 2020 | 5 | 16,478 |
| 2021 | 5 | 16,633 |
| 2023 | 5 | 16,539 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9,952 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9,813 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 51 | 2,463 |
| 2012 | 35 | 3,213 |
| 2013 | 23 | 4,262 |
| 2014 | 38 | 3,018 |
| 2015 | 37 | 3,125 |
| 2016 | 47 | 2,647 |
| 2017 | 55 | 2,373 |
| 2018 | 44 | 2,774 |
| 2019 | 48 | 2,677 |
| 2020 | 56 | 2,384 |
| 2021 | 48 | 2,679 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,483 |
| 2023 | 59 | 2,353 |
| 2024 | 56 | 2,461 |
| 2025 | 50 | 2,628 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 3,849 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,112 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3,688 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3,684 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.