Lars

Boy name

Lars has been given to 7,035 babies in the U.S. since 1883. It peaked in 2000.

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,035

Peak year

2000 (128 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1883

10-year trend

▼ -9%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lars.

7,043 babies since 1880

6,998 babies since 1919

7,118 babies since 1911

6,934 babies since 1957

6,885 babies since 1963

6,876 babies since 1968

6,831 babies since 1919

7,269 babies since 1971

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