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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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—
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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—
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1908#1,6767—
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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 1983

  • 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: #417 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,030 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedMNIllinois: #424 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsILWisconsin: #360 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsWIMichigan: #795 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,207 girlsMINew York: #416 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,939 girlsNYMassachusetts: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,737 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedORNevada: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 751 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedSDIowa: #371 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsIAIndiana: #434 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,756 girlsINOhio: #369 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsOHPennsylvania: #365 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsPANew Jersey: #333 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,390 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #437 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 2,760 girlsCAUtah: #253 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsUTColorado: #344 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNEMissouri: #237 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #267 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsWVVirginia: #330 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsVAMaryland: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedDEArizona: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,548 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNMKansas: #326 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsKSArkansas: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,590 girlsARTennessee: #327 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,299 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #367 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,781 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #235 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedLAMississippi: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedALGeorgia: #399 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,925 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedHITexas: #458 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 3,207 girlsTXFlorida: #344 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,354 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#166 · 1 in 751
  2. Oklahoma#235 · 1 in 1,364
  3. Missouri#237 · 1 in 1,596
  4. Utah#253 · 1 in 1,401
  5. West Virginia#267 · 1 in 1,784

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#16661 in 751
Oklahoma#235161 in 1,364
Missouri#237201 in 1,596
Utah#253111 in 1,401
West Virginia#26761 in 1,784
Maryland#296111 in 2,048
Mississippi#31791 in 1,694
Kansas#32671 in 2,220
Tennessee#327121 in 2,299
Virginia#330131 in 2,368
New Jersey#333161 in 2,390
Colorado#344101 in 2,181
Florida#344251 in 2,354
Massachusetts#353121 in 2,737
Wisconsin#360101 in 3,049
Pennsylvania#365231 in 2,955
North Carolina#367121 in 2,781
Ohio#369231 in 2,994
Iowa#37161 in 3,064
Arkansas#39451 in 2,590
Georgia#399121 in 2,925
Arizona#41481 in 2,548
New York#416351 in 2,939
Washington#41791 in 3,030
Illinois#424231 in 3,165
Indiana#43491 in 3,756
California#437681 in 2,760
Texas#458401 in 3,207
Michigan#79561 in 9,207
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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 1983

girls
#422
514 births · 1 in 3,250 girls
boys
#5,484
6 births · 1 in 298,761 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #422Lara514

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #5,484Lara6
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 3,250 of them was named Lara, which outranked 96.5% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lara
  1. #419Bobbi518
  2. #420Lakeisha517
  3. #421Destiny516
  4. #422Lara514
  5. #423Corinne511
  6. #424Maribel510
  7. #424Terra510
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 298,761 of them was named Lara, which outranked 25.3% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lara
  1. #4,907Zahir7
  2. #4,907Zenon7
  3. #4,907Zephaniah7
  4. #5,484Lara6
  5. #5,484Aakash6
  6. #5,484Aarik6
  7. #5,484Aarin6
  8. #6,238Abby5
  9. #6,238Abdallah5
  10. #6,238Abhay5

Tied with 753 names at #5,484; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →