Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Larkin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Larkin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2019

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

34.4%

2024

All-time

2,486

Larkin is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 64 boys were named Larkin.

In 2024, only 42 boys were given the name.

Down 34.4% from its peak.

All told, about 2,486 Americans have been named Larkin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2019

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