Gender
Origin
- Norse
- From The Name Lawrence
- Danish
- Crowned with laurel
- Dutch
- Latin
- Of Laurentum; man from the place of laurel
- Scandinavian
- Victorious
- Swedish
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lars
Pronunciation
l(a)-rs
Famous People
Drummer Lars Ulrich, Director Lars von Trier, Musician Lars Frederiksen
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #1126, 127 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1886, 83 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 |
| 2024 | 64 |
| 2023 | 67 |
| 2022 | 95 |
| 2021 | 59 |
| 2020 | 83 |
| 2019 | 69 |
| 2018 | 87 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2016 | 109 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1237, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #2999, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #588, 4 births); most recent 2019 (rank #701, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #450, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #598, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence