Lara
- #691 for girls in 2025, 409 births
- Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
- Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Around 1965: Doctor Zhivago (film)
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1969 · 1,354 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 30,168since 1887
Lara over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lara has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #691 | 409 | — | |
| 2024 | #741 | 380 | — | |
| 2023 | #731 | 384 | — | |
| 2022 | #693 | 424 | — | |
| 2021 | #681 | 427 | — | |
| 2020 | #707 | 396 | — | |
| 2019 | #701 | 413 | — | |
| 2018 | #759 | 359 | — | |
| 2017 | #761 | 365 | — | |
| 2016 | #755 | 378 | — | |
| 2015 | #812 | 345 | — | |
| 2014 | #821 | 337 | — | |
| 2013 | #874 | 295 | — | |
| 2012 | #852 | 313 | — | |
| 2011 | #929 | 278 | — | |
| 2010 | #880 | 301 | — | |
| 2009 | #930 | 287 | — | |
| 2008 | #932 | 292 | — | |
| 2007 | #932 | 290 | — | |
| 2006 | #834 | 322 | — | |
| 2005 | #811 | 319 | — | |
| 2004 | #735 | 359 | — | |
| 2003 | #732 | 349 | — | |
| 2002 | #635 | 402 | — | |
| 2001 | #724 | 336 | — | |
| 2000 | #847 | 262 | — | |
| 1999 | #788 | 278 | — | |
| 1998 | #822 | 259 | — | |
| 1997 | #846 | 242 | — | |
| 1996 | #773 | 271 | — | |
| 1995 | #773 | 260 | — | |
| 1994 | #724 | 287 | — | |
| 1993 | #752 | 276 | — | |
| 1992 | #638 | 353 | — | |
| 1991 | #594 | 379 | — | |
| 1990 | #539 | 442 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #489 | 480 | — | |
| 1988 | #418 | 558 | — | |
| 1987 | #413 | 539 | — | |
| 1986 | #409 | 538 | — | |
| 1985 | #449 | 487 | — | |
| 1984 | #419 | 508 | — | |
| 1983 | #422 | 514 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #370 | 626 | — | |
| 1981 | #387 | 583 | — | |
| 1980 | #393 | 579 | — | |
| 1979 | #420 | 500 | — | |
| 1978 | #376 | 561 | — | |
| 1977 | #342 | 662 | — | |
| 1976 | #293 | 775 | — | |
| 1975 | #344 | 637 | — | |
| 1974 | #360 | 600 | — | |
| 1973 | #334 | 662 | — | |
| 1972 | #296 | 830 | — | |
| 1971 | #273 | 1,053 | — | |
| 1970 | #235 | 1,332 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #222 | 1,354 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #227 | 1,295 | — | |
| 1967 | #277 | 945 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #617 | 236 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,366 | 65 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,497 | 57 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,241 | 78 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,419 | 61 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,520 | 55 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,597 | 49 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,881 | 35 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,949 | 29 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,883 | 21 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1887
The first year at least five girls were named Lara! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1899, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lara is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#313 · 1 in 1,335
- Florida#329 · 1 in 1,607
- Connecticut#350 · 1 in 1,438
- Illinois#363 · 1 in 1,583
- New York#388 · 1 in 1,780
Best ever in a state: #95 in Alaska, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #313 | 18 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Florida | #329 | 54 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Connecticut | #350 | 8 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Illinois | #363 | 28 | 1 in 1,583 |
| New York | #388 | 44 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Washington | #452 | 15 | 1 in 1,924 |
| Virginia | #520 | 15 | 1 in 2,249 |
| New Jersey | #535 | 14 | 1 in 2,536 |
| California | #601 | 53 | 1 in 3,051 |
| Utah | #605 | 6 | 1 in 2,846 |
| South Carolina | #614 | 7 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Michigan | #638 | 12 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Wisconsin | #791 | 5 | 1 in 4,052 |
| Pennsylvania | #813 | 11 | 1 in 4,244 |
| North Carolina | #834 | 11 | 1 in 4,226 |
| Minnesota | #835 | 5 | 1 in 4,296 |
| Georgia | #854 | 11 | 1 in 4,110 |
| Texas | #878 | 33 | 1 in 4,865 |
| Tennessee | #888 | 7 | 1 in 4,582 |
| Ohio | #1,438 | 5 | 1 in 9,454 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2020 (#707 → #691)
- Biggest jump: 749 spots in 1966
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1993
Rise & fade · girls
82 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1969 at #222 (1,354 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 60 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1966–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,246
- Highest: 1 in 1,246 girls born in 1969 were named Lara (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,930 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 25.2% of all girls named Lara (7,612) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,147 (1887) | #1,147 |
| 1890s | 30 | #1,332 (1891) | #1,520 |
| 1900s | 41 | #1,416 (1906) | #1,651 |
| 1910s | 115 | #1,372 (1911) | #2,235 |
| 1920s | 189 | #1,647 (1925) | #2,048 |
| 1930s | 138 | #1,801 (1936) | #2,286 |
| 1940s | 121 | #2,397 (1941) | #2,829 |
| 1950s | 241 | #1,881 (1959) | #2,231 |
| 1960s | 4,195 | #222 (1969) | #998 |
| 1970s | 7,612 | #235 (1970) | #327 |
| 1980s | 5,412 | #370 (1982) | #417 |
| 1990s | 3,047 | #539 (1990) | #725 |
| 2000s | 3,218 | #635 (2002) | #811 |
| 2010s | 3,384 | #701 (2019) | #814 |
| 2020s | 2,420 | #681 (2021) | #707 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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