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Lars

Meaning: Person from Laurentum
Origin: Variant of Lawrence · The town was perhaps named for laurel trees (from Latin)

Boy's name · #1897 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Lars reached its best rank, #737, in 1961 and ranked #1897 in 2025. About 7,000 boys have carried it since 1883.

Across the states

In recent years, Lars ran about 6× its national rate in Minnesota.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Lars ranks in other countries and regions.

#64 in Netherlands (2025) · #90 in Norway (2025) · #99 in Switzerland (2025) · #121 in Belgium (2025) · #142 in Slovenia (2025) · #242 in Austria (2025) · #298 in Sweden (2025) · #2,081 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,070 in Canada (2024).

Famous Larses

Lars von Trier — Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956)
Lars Ulrich — Danish musician
Lars Onsager — American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903–1976)
Lars Løkke Rasmussen — 25th Prime Minister of Denmark
Lars Bender — German footballer (born 1989)

In stories & tradition

Lars Alexandersson — Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion (video game)
Lars Schneider — Verbotene Liebe (TV series)
Lars Martin Johansson^sv — The Pig Party (book)

What Larses become

Among 4,558 notable people named Lars:

Medical professionals appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (1664–1742).

Similar names: Larry · Eliot · Lake · Lino · Lex · Lenny

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