Larry Wachowski
There are approximately 1 people named Larry Wachowski living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Larry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wachowski. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Larry
547K
Alive today
Named Wachowski
788
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 547K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Estimated bearers: 788
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #33,596
Per 100K: 0.23
Top ancestry: White (96.0%)
First name trend
Larry: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Larry. The peak year was 1947 with 35,026 births. The average person named Larry today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wachowski surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wachowski, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 96.0%.
- White96.0%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2%
- Hispanic or Latino0.9%
- Unknown or suppressed0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Larry has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1597% of the US population, based on 547,387 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Wachowski appears at a rate of 0.23 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Larry Wachowski. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Larry Wachowski: questions and answers
How many people are named Larry Wachowski?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Larry Wachowski. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1597%) with the surname frequency (0.23 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Larry Wachowski?
We classify Larry Wachowski as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Larry a male or female name?
Larry is predominantly male. Out of 810,934 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Larry profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.