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Larkin

#3,414 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Diminutive of Laurence

Larkin has been given to 4,540 babies in the U.S. since 1880. In 2025 it ranked #3,414 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2019, with 64 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 56% boys, 44% girls all-time.

Babies named Larkin, 2025

1 in 97,500

Larkin over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05010015018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Larkin over time

In 2025, Larkin went to 55% girls and 45% boys.

18802025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Larkin: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Laurence

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Larkin means

Larkin is a diminutive of Laurence.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Larkin → Laurence. The family’s proposed meaning is “laurel”, recorded in English with the source elements laurus.

Origin, language, and formation

Larkin is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Laurence.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Larkin is pronounced /ˈlɑɹkɪn/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 2,521 boys were recorded with the name Larkin between 1880 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 64 in 2019; its best national rank was #454 in 1880.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,709 in 2020 to #3,414 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,792 in 2015 to #3,414 in 2025.

In the United States, 2,019 girls were recorded with the name Larkin between 1959 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 115 in 2006; its best national rank was #1,802 in 2006.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,127 in 2020 to #3,681 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,251 in 2015 to #3,681 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Larkin?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 97,500
34 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 50,200
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#3,414
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
67,586 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Larkin sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 67,586 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Larkin. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Larkins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Larkin was born before 1968 — so the typical Larkin is around 57 today.

Median birth year
1968
About 57 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
16.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
34.5%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
1,548
People you could plausibly meet
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2010s — 16.9% of all recorded uses (425).

Is Larkin rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−476
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−705
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−622
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.79×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
53.1%
Peak was 2019 (64)
Years since peak
6
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
22.1% average annual change
Best rank ever
#454
1880

Spellings of Larkin

Larkin is not the most common spelling — Martin is, with 42.8% against Larkin's 0.34%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Larkin is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Larkin was most concentrated in Mississippi — about 1 in 100,000 boys, against 1 in 357,625 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Mississippi1 in 100,000
  2. 2Ohio1 in 100,000
  3. 3Alabama1 in —
  4. 4California1 in —
  5. 5Georgia1 in —
  6. 6Indiana1 in —
  7. 7Kentucky1 in —
  8. 8Michigan1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Larkin has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Larkin is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Larkin was most concentrated in Ohio — about 1 in 5,882 girls, against 1 in 25,067 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in 100,000).

117 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Ohio1 in 5,882
  2. 2Kentucky1 in 9,091
  3. 3North Carolina1 in 14,286
  4. 4Michigan1 in 20,000
  5. 5California1 in 33,333
  6. 6South Carolina1 in 33,333
  7. 7Indiana1 in 50,000
  8. 8Tennessee1 in 50,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Larkin around the world

Where Larkin ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2015–2025
    #5,137
    in 2025
  • Northern Ireland
    2013–2013
    #398
    in 2013
  • Canada
    2008–2023
    #1,853
    in 2023

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Statistics Canada. ONS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Larkin

People whose public names include Larkin, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Larkin by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#3,414
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 705
Best rank ever
#454
1880
Peak year
2019
64 that year
First recorded
1880
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
2,521
Count in 2025
34

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#3,681
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,554
Best rank ever
#1,802
2006
Peak year
2006
115 that year
First recorded
1959
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
2,019
Count in 2025
41

Names similar to Larkin

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Larkin

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Larkin, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

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Sibling names for Larkin

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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