Larkin Boy & girl
How popular is Larkin?
#3,644 girl name in 2025
41 baby girls were named Larkin in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name. Another 34 boys got the name (#3,378 for boys).
Larkin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,644 for girls (▼ 128 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 41 girls, 34 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,236 in 2015, #2,115 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (115 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,798 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 40% boys, 60% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Larkin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Larkin family of names ranked #2,039 for girls in 2025 (#2,095 the year before), with 65 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Larkin | 41 | 63% |
| Larkyn | 18 | 28% |
| Larken | 6 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Larkin is most popular
Babies named Larkin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Larkin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1960s | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1970s | 55 | #5,514 |
| 1980s | 129 | #4,471 |
| 1990s | 165 | #4,815 |
| 2000s | 538 | #1,798 |
| 2010s | 773 | #2,014 |
| 2020s | 348 | #2,115 |
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Questions
- Is Larkin a boy or girl name?
- Larkin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 40% of babies named Larkin were boys and 60% were girls.
- How popular is the name Larkin?
- 41 baby girls were named Larkin in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name. Another 34 boys got the name (#3,378 for boys).
- When was Larkin most popular?
- Larkin peaked in 2006, when 115 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,798 in 2006.
- How many people are named Larkin?
- 4,540 babies have been named Larkin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,559 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Larkin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Larkin was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.