Lars

Scandinavian from Latin Laurentius

"crowned with laurel"

The name Lars is currently ranked #1000 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #737 in 1961. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in LARS, LARS, and LARS.

Lars Rank in US Top 1000

# 1000 in the US

Lars Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 867 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lars

• 867 Nameberry 2026
• 760 Unique 2022
• 123 Germany 2016
• 64 Netherlands 2025
• 91 Belgium 2023
• 97 switzerland 2024
• 100 slovenia 2021

20 Names Similar to Lars

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• Boaz
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• Klaus
• Gulliver
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• Irving
• Monte
• Lionel
• Fergus
• Lyle
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Famous People Named Lars

• 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

The name 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"