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

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Peak · girls
1969 · 1,354 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
30,168
since 1887

Lara over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lara has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #222, 1969girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#691409—
2024#741380—
2023#731384—
2022#693424—
2021#681427—
2020#707396—
2019#701413—
2018#759359—
2017#761365—
2016#755378—
2015#812345—
2014#821337—
2013#874295—
2012#852313—
2011#929278—
2010#880301—
2009#930287—
2008#932292—
2007#932290—
2006#834322—
2005#811319—
2004#735359—
2003#732349—
2002#635402—
2001#724336—
2000#847262—
1999#788278—
1998#822259—
1997#846242—
1996#773271—
1995#773260—
1994#724287—
1993#752276—
1992#638353—
1991#594379—
1990#539442#7,1786
1989#489480—
1988#418558—
1987#413539—
1986#409538—
1985#449487—
1984#419508—
1983#422514#5,4846
1982#370626—
1981#387583—
1980#393579—
1979#420500—
1978#376561—
1977#342662—
1976#293775—
1975#344637—
1974#360600—
1973#334662—
1972#296830—
1971#2731,053—
1970#2351,332#4,7245
1969#2221,354#3,9356
1968#2271,295—
1967#277945#3,5596
1966#617236—
1965#1,36665—
1964#1,49757—
1963#1,24178—
1962#1,41961—
1961#1,52055—
1960#1,59749—
1959#1,88135—
1958#1,93932—
1957#2,41622—
1956#1,96830—
1955#2,63518—
1954#1,94929—
1953#2,43119—
1952#2,41119—
1951#2,24520—
1950#2,43617—
1949#2,62015—
1948#2,41617—
1947#3,06112—
1946#2,48215—
1945#3,3888—
1944#2,51113—
1943#3,8017—
1942#3,1949—
1941#2,39713—
1940#2,42412—
1939#2,73610—
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1937#2,57011—
1936#1,80118—
1935#2,09515—
1934#2,28913—
1933#2,68810—
1932#2,36513—
1931#1,80319—
1930#1,93418—
1929#2,01117—
1928#2,28415—
1927#1,72824—
1926#1,88321—
1925#1,64726—
1924#1,99220—
1923#2,36615—
1922#2,10918—
1921#2,37815—
1920#2,07918—
1919#2,51513—
1918#2,67412#4,1795
1917#2,20415—
1916#1,80519—
1915#2,14314—
1914#3,1886—
1913#2,8276—
1912#1,84410—
1911#1,37212—
1910#1,7738—
1909#1,9576—
1908#1,6767—
1907#1,6397—
1906#1,4168—
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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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNHWashington: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,275 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,893 girlsMNIllinois: #572 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,285 girlsILWisconsin: #493 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,111 girlsWIMichigan: #716 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,504 girlsMINew York: #745 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 9,722 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedRIOregon: #352 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,210 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedIAIndiana: #560 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,009 girlsINOhio: #746 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,169 girlsOHPennsylvania: #603 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,139 girlsPANew Jersey: #717 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,319 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #661 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 6,685 girlsCAUtah: #301 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsUTColorado: #325 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNEMissouri: #442 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,322 girlsMOKentucky: #429 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,138 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedARTennessee: #537 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,066 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #669 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,408 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedMSAlabama: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedHITexas: #520 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,995 girlsTXFlorida: #543 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,765 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#301 · 1 in 1,470
  2. Colorado#325 · 1 in 1,895
  3. Oregon#352 · 1 in 2,210
  4. District of Columbia#354 · 1 in 2,203
  5. Minnesota#425 · 1 in 4,893

Best ever in a state: #95 in Alaska, 1969.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#30161 in 1,470
Colorado#32581 in 1,895
Oregon#35261 in 2,210
District of Columbia#35451 in 2,203
Minnesota#42561 in 4,893
Kentucky#42961 in 4,138
Missouri#44281 in 4,322
Wisconsin#49351 in 7,111
Washington#51451 in 4,275
Alabama#51761 in 4,602
Texas#520231 in 3,995
Tennessee#53751 in 6,066
Florida#54391 in 4,765
Indiana#56061 in 7,009
Illinois#572141 in 6,285
Pennsylvania#603111 in 8,139
California#661231 in 6,685
Louisiana#66951 in 6,408
Michigan#71671 in 10,504
New Jersey#71751 in 10,319
New York#745151 in 9,722
Ohio#74671 in 12,169
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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.

See more about Lara
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 50 spots since 2024 (#741 → #691)
  • 16 spots since 2020 (#707 → #691)
  • 121 spots since 2015 (#812 → #691)
  • Biggest jump: 749 spots in 1966 (#1,366 → #617)
  • Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1993 (#638 → #752)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,147 (1887)#1,147
1890s30#1,332 (1891)#1,520
1900s41#1,416 (1906)#1,651
1910s115#1,372 (1911)#2,235
1920s189#1,647 (1925)#2,048
1930s138#1,801 (1936)#2,286
1940s121#2,397 (1941)#2,829
1950s241#1,881 (1959)#2,231
1960s4,195#222 (1969)#998
1970s7,612#235 (1970)#327
1980s5,412#370 (1982)#417
1990s3,047#539 (1990)#725
2000s3,218#635 (2002)#811
2010s3,384#701 (2019)#814
2020s2,420#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.

Lara in 1966

girls
#617
236 births · 1 in 7,170 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #617Lara236
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 7,170 of them was named Lara, which outranked 91.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lara
  1. #614Missy239
  2. #615Danna238
  3. #616Jacquline237
  4. #617Lara236
  5. #617Allyson236
  6. #617Charmaine236
  7. #620Gay235
  8. #621Gale234
  9. #621Rhoda234

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966 →