Lara
Lara is ranked 740th among girls in 2024 (379 births). Its best rank was 223rd, in 1969.
- Rank in 2024
- #740down 9 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3790.02% of girls
- Peak year
- 19691,354 births
- Best rank
- #223in 1969
- Since 1887
- 29,755people given the name
The story in the numbers
29,755 girls have been named Lara in the United States since 1887, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1969, with 1,354 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 821 → 740).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1983, and the 1970s alone account for 26%. It has spent 59 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Lara | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | |
| 1890s | 30 | |
| 1900s | 41 | |
| 1910s | 115 | |
| 1920s | 189 | |
| 1930s | 138 | |
| 1940s | 121 | |
| 1950s | 241 | |
| 1960s | 4,195 | |
| 1970s | 7,612 | |
| 1980s | 5,411 | |
| 1990s | 3,046 | |
| 2000s | 3,218 | |
| 2010s | 3,384 | |
| 2020s | 2,009 |
In 1969, its biggest year
Lara was the 223rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1969 were Lisa, Michelle, Jennifer, Kimberly and Melissa. See all of 1969.
Names that rose and fell with Lara
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Kinapeak 1973
- Kevapeak 1974
- Phaedrapeak 1971
- Melisapeak 1979
- Donyapeak 1970
- Ranapeak 1971
- Nicolpeak 1970
- Tuesdaypeak 1966
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.