Larkin
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Larkin
While Larkin takes this name from bird to surname, there are actually more female Larkins these days than male, and it's a name that works as well for either gender. It has the literary connection to poet Philip Larkin too.
Larkin for boys#3415 US
The additional syllable makes Lark a masculine surname name, borne by poet Philip Larkin.
Pronounced LAR-kin.
As of October 2026, Larkin ranked #3682 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1802 in 2006.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,226 | 85 | #3,135 | 36 |
| 2015 | #2,249 | 84 | #2,790 | 43 |
| 2016 | #2,104 | 93 | #2,353 | 56 |
| 2017 | #2,048 | 96 | #2,331 | 56 |
| 2018 | #2,020 | 97 | #2,317 | 58 |
| 2019 | #2,148 | 87 | #2,200 | 64 |
| 2020 | #2,125 | 86 | #2,710 | 46 |
| 2021 | #2,660 | 65 | #2,841 | 44 |
| 2022 | #2,739 | 63 | #3,133 | 39 |
| 2023 | #3,350 | 48 | #2,781 | 46 |
| 2024 | #3,535 | 44 | #2,973 | 42 |
| 2025 | #3,682 | 41 | #3,415 | 34 |
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- (Larkin) Allen CollinsBoy
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- Larkin Zouey Ruck (b. 2014)Boy
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