Lars
About Lars
Lars is a perfect candidate for a cross-cultural passport: it has been heard often enough here to sound familiar and friendly, yet retains the charisma of a charming foreigner.
In this country Lars has been particularly associated with two Danes--Metallica's Lars Ulrich and film director Lars von Trier. In the 2007 movie Lars and the Real Girl, protagonist Lars Lindstrom was played by Ryan Gosling.
As of October 2026, Lars ranked #1897 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #737 in 1961, Nameberry popularity #455.
Editor's take: The name Lars is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "crowned with laurel".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,809 | 83 | 43.2 |
| 2015 | #1,711 | 91 | 47.5 |
| 2016 | #1,537 | 109 | 57.4 |
| 2017 | #1,758 | 88 | 47.5 |
| 2018 | #1,772 | 87 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | #2,101 | 69 | 38.5 |
| 2020 | #1,806 | 83 | 48.1 |
| 2021 | #2,341 | 59 | 33.7 |
| 2022 | #1,754 | 95 | 54.4 |
| 2023 | #2,163 | 67 | 39.2 |
| 2024 | #2,244 | 64 | 37.1 |
| 2025 | #1,897 | 83 | 48.6 |
World rankings
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Lars on lists
Famous Larss
- Lars Ulrich
Danish,American drummer for metal band Metallica
- Lars von Trier
Danish film director
- Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Everett Dapello)
Danish,American guitarist/vocalist for punk band Rancid as well as Lars and The Bastards
- Lars Krutak
American anthropologist
- Lars Mikkelsen
Danish actor
- Lars Onsager
winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Lars Peter Hansen
winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
- Lars Porsenna
an Etruscan king that fought with the Romans at one point ca. 509 BC
- Lars Vandeven
son of Tia Hellebaut & Wim Vandeven
- Lars Gerard Gibson (b. 2017)
son of American actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson
Lars in pop culture
- Lars Bolen
character in "The Thing" series
- Lars van der Hooten
character in the Princess Diaries
- Owen and Beru Lars
characters in the Star Wars series
- Lars
a character in Futurama
- Lars
character from Steven Universe
- Lars
the main character in The Little Polar Bear, a children's book and TV series
- Lars Linde
seaman on the titular ship in mystery video game "Return of the Obra Dinn"