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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
1938#2,57911—
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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedAKMaine: #220 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNHWashington: #356 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,238 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: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,584 girlsMNIllinois: #448 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,301 girlsILWisconsin: #359 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsWIMichigan: #511 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,697 girlsMINew York: #403 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,747 girlsNYMassachusetts: #357 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,554 girlsIAIndiana: #335 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,561 girlsINOhio: #388 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,294 girlsOHPennsylvania: #292 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsPANew Jersey: #287 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,957 girlsNJConnecticut: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,816 girlsCTCalifornia: #488 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 3,321 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedUTColorado: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedNEMissouri: #351 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsMOKentucky: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,656 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedWVVirginia: #376 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,852 girlsVAMaryland: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,861 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedDEArizona: #392 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,345 girlsAZNew Mexico: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsNMKansas: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedARTennessee: #300 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,111 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #414 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,409 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #357 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedALGeorgia: #448 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,245 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lara, so not publishedHITexas: #486 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 3,432 girlsTXFlorida: #287 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#220 · 1 in 1,246
  2. New Mexico#269 · 1 in 1,227
  3. Connecticut#274 · 1 in 1,816
  4. Florida#287 · 1 in 1,927
  5. New Jersey#287 · 1 in 1,957

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#22051 in 1,246
New Mexico#26981 in 1,227
Connecticut#27491 in 1,816
Florida#287321 in 1,927
New Jersey#287201 in 1,957
Pennsylvania#292341 in 2,001
Tennessee#300131 in 2,111
Indiana#335131 in 2,561
Missouri#351121 in 2,613
Washington#356121 in 2,238
Massachusetts#357121 in 2,791
Oklahoma#35791 in 2,297
Wisconsin#359101 in 3,064
Kansas#36961 in 2,546
Colorado#37391 in 2,404
Virginia#376111 in 2,852
Maryland#38381 in 2,861
Ohio#388211 in 3,294
Arizona#39291 in 2,345
Iowa#39451 in 3,554
New York#403381 in 2,747
Minnesota#40481 in 3,584
North Carolina#414101 in 3,409
Kentucky#42361 in 3,656
Georgia#448111 in 3,245
Illinois#448221 in 3,301
Texas#486381 in 3,432
California#488581 in 3,321
Michigan#511121 in 4,697
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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 1984

girls
#419
508 births · 1 in 3,315 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #419Lara508
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,315 of them was named Lara, which outranked 96.6% of the 12,181 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. #416Alisa510
  2. #416Devon510
  3. #418Marilyn509
  4. #419Lara508
  5. #419Celeste508
  6. #419Michael508
  7. #422Janine507
  8. #423Betty504
  9. #424Celia502

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

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →