How Many People Are Named Lary?
An estimated 1,018 people in the United States have the first name Lary. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Lary peaked in popularity in 1946 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lary 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 Lary paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Lary is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
1,018
About 1 in 336,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1946
63 births
Total Registered
1,577
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lary
Lary is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,577 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lary as a male name
Ranked #13,648 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 1946 (63 births)
Lary: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lary span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 461 babies were registered. Lary has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lary by Decade
How has Lary 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.
Lary by State
Birth registrations for Lary span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas. On average, about 23 Larys were registered per state.
Lary + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lary as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lary
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lary: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lary?
We estimate approximately 1,018 people named Lary 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 336,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Lary a common name?
Lary is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,577 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lary most popular?
Lary reached peak popularity in 1946, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lary is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lary a male name?
Lary is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lary Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lary Smith, Lary Johnson, Lary 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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