How Many People Are Named Larkin?
people named Larkin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 96,576 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,540 babies named Larkin in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
155 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval diminutive of LAURENCE (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Larkin, 56.4% were girls and 43.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Larkin rose from 0% in the 1910s to 58% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 71.1%.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Larkin alive today is about 22 years old, and 76% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 29 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Larkin first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2018, to 155 babies. In 2025, 75 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Larkin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #454, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #3,414. Among girls, its best rank was #1,802, in 2006.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,414 | #3,681 |
| Best rank | #454 (1880) | #1,802 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,827 in the 2010s | #2,378 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Larkin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Larkin were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 179 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Larkin was given 6.5 times as often in Ohio, 2.6 times in Michigan and 2 times in Texas.
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