Lars is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lars in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2014
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About the Name Lars
Lars has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 136 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #1110 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lars is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lars in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Lars
Lars Boje Mathiesen — Lars Boje Mathiesen is a Danish politician who has been an independent member of the Danish Parliament, the Folketing, since March 2023.
Lars Svendsen — Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen is a Norwegian philosopher.
Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen — Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is a Danish businessman and was the chief executive of Novo Nordisk between January 2017 and August 2025.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lars
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Lars per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lars in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lars is declining: down 291 places since 2020, to #2,014 in 2025. It peaked at #1,110 in 1998.
Lars is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Lars include: Lars Boje Mathiesen, Lars Svendsen and Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lars does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Larss in the wild.
12
UK babies named Lars (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 291 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lars
Almost certainly the only Lars in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Lars
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lars Gerhard Ljungdahl was a Swedish biochemist, famous for his part in the discovery of the major carbon fixation in the form of the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway as well as lignocellulose degradation by bacteria and fungi.