What does Larry mean?

Larry means "laurel, bay"

How do we pronounce Larry?

Larry \lar-ry, la-rry\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Larry is pronounced LAA-Riy- or LEY-R-iy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Larry: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

What is the origin of Larry?

Larry is of Latin origin and it is used predominantly in the English language. Larry is a diminutive of the English Lawrence name and a diminutive of the English and French Laurence pronounciation. See also the related form, the English baby name Larnell. Larry is an all-time favorite. At present it is still a rather popular baby boy name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. The name jumped in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1940s. At the peak of its usage in 1947, 1.880% of baby boys were given the name Larry. It had a ranking of #10 then. The baby name has suffered a steep decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #365 with a usage of only 0.039%, but it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its family. Larry was 39% more regularly used than the next ranked name, Lawrence meaning of name, in 2010. The name Larry has been mainly given to boys, although it has also been used as a girl name in the last century. There were 204 times more boys than girls who were named Larry in 1956.

The following famous people share the name Larry:

  • Actor Larry Hagman, born 21 September 1931, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Comedian Larry David, born 2 July 1947, Brooklyn, New York
  • Rodeo Champion Larry Mahan, born 21 November 1943, Salem, Oregon
  • TV Personality Larry King, born Lawrence Harvey Ziegler 19 November 1933, Brooklyn, New York
  • US Senator Larry Craig, born 20 July 1945, Near Midvale, Idaho.

List of baby names Larry:

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The baby name Larry fun facts:

The name Larry in reverse order is "Yrral".

The numerological value of the name Larry is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Larry?

Larry is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.03%
20120.03%
20110.04%
20100.04%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.05%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames