How Many People Are Named Larry Holmes?

There are approximately 276 people named Larry Holmes living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,241,864 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Larry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Holmes. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

276

1 in 1,241,864 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Larry

Last Name

Holmes

Larry: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Larry. The peak year was 1947 with 35,026 births. The average person named Larry today is 67 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Larry

In the 2020 Census, the first name Larry was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (76.97%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (15.57%) and Hispanic (3.32%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Larry in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Larry rose or fell over time.

White

76.97%

Black

15.57%

Hispanic

3.32%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.06%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.82%

Two or More Races

2.25%

Ancestry of the Holmes Surname

The surname Holmes was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Holmes in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

54.72%

Black

36.01%

Hispanic

3.41%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.56%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.71%

Two or More Races

4.59%

How we calculated this

The first name "Larry" has an estimated frequency of 0.160% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Holmes" appears at a rate of 50.48 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Larry are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 276 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Larry

Larry Smith Larry Johnson Larry Williams Larry Brown Larry Jones Larry Garcia Larry Clark Larry Walker

Other people with the surname Holmes

Michael Holmes James Holmes John Holmes David Holmes Robert Holmes William Holmes Grace Holmes

Larry Holmes: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Larry Holmes?

We estimate approximately 276 people named Larry Holmes are alive in the United States today. The first name Larry is shared by 547,387 Americans, and the surname Holmes is shared by 173,015.

How rare is the name Larry Holmes?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,241,864 Americans. The first name Larry is very common and the surname Holmes is common.

Is Larry a male or female name?

Larry is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 67 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Larry?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Larry was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (76.97%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (15.57%) and Hispanic (3.32%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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