Lars

“Variant of Lawrence — Person from Laurentum, a town perhaps named for laurel trees” — Latin origin

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

Lars reached its best rank, #737, in 1961 and ranked #1897 in 2025. About 7,000 boys have carried it since 1883. In Minnesota it runs about 6× its national rate.

Around the world: #90 in Norway (2025) · #97 in Switzerland (2024).

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

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 · Tekken 7
Lars Schneider — Verbotene Liebe
Lars Martin Johansson — The Pig Party · The Profiteers

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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