How Many People Are Named Lars?
An estimated 6,076 people in the United States have the first name Lars. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Lars peaked in popularity in 2000 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lars as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lars paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,076
About 1 in 56,411 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2000
127 births
Total Registered
6,949
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lars
Lars is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,949 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lars as a male name
Ranked #2,244 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (127 births)
Lars: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lars span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,135 babies were registered. While Lars is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lars by Decade
How has Lars tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lars by State
Birth registrations for Lars span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Minnesota. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Carolina, Indiana. On average, about 108 Larss were registered per state.
Lars + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lars as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lars
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lars: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lars?
We estimate approximately 6,076 people named Lars are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,411 Americans share this first name.
Is Lars a common name?
Lars is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,949 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lars most popular?
Lars reached peak popularity in 2000, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lars is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lars a male name?
Lars is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lars Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lars Smith, Lars Johnson, Lars Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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