Given name & surname
Laron
“an outgoing young man”
Laron is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,312
- 5,193 boys · 119 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 139 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,308 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,308 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 139 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,672 as a first name in 2020; 201 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laron’s family of names
Laron has a related form in Larone. Laron has a related form in Larron. Laron has a related form in Larrone.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Laron
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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