Ara
#3,249 for girls in 2025, 48 births · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to girls 73.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 18 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,565since 1880
Ara over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #3,249 | 48 | #7,679 | 10 |
| 2024 | #3,119 | 51 | #6,199 | 14 |
| 2023 | #3,140 | 52 | #4,886 | 20 |
| 2022 | #2,364 | 78 | #8,300 | 9 |
| 2021 | #2,384 | 75 | #5,110 | 18 |
| 2020 | #2,931 | 55 | #5,235 | 17 |
| 2019 | #3,002 | 54 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2018 | #2,744 | 62 | #6,703 | 12 |
| 2017 | #2,744 | 62 | #5,297 | 17 |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | #6,349 | 13 |
| 2015 | #3,299 | 49 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #3,645 | 42 | #7,537 | 10 |
| 2012 | #3,040 | 55 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2010 | #4,306 | 34 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #4,805 | 30 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #5,434 | 26 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #6,093 | 22 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #4,811 | 29 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | #5,578 | 14 |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #5,897 | 19 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #4,185 | 29 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #3,708 | 19 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #4,059 | 16 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #4,564 | 12 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #3,690 | 25 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | #3,005 | 16 |
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #2,493 | 19 |
| 1982 | #3,172 | 27 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #3,147 | 27 | #2,569 | 18 |
| 1980 | #3,506 | 23 | #2,003 | 27 |
| 1979 | #3,442 | 23 | #2,310 | 21 |
| 1978 | #3,196 | 24 | #1,794 | 29 |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | #2,202 | 21 |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | #1,781 | 28 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | #1,530 | 34 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #1,546 | 32 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #1,817 | 24 |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | #2,080 | 19 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #2,203 | 18 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #1,605 | 26 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #1,809 | 19 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,630 | 22 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,221 | 34 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #1,459 | 26 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #1,447 | 28 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1928 | #1,541 | 27 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #1,404 | 33 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #1,166 | 43 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #1,347 | 35 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #1,107 | 50 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #1,267 | 38 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #1,269 | 38 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #1,126 | 46 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,038 | 51 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #1,194 | 39 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #999 | 52 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,126 | 40 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #1,005 | 47 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #968 | 47 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #932 | 40 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #913 | 34 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #919 | 30 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | — | |
| 1910 | #896 | 23 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | — | |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | — | |
| 1907 | #726 | 27 | — | |
| 1906 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | — | |
| 1904 | #853 | 18 | — | |
| 1903 | #695 | 23 | — | |
| 1902 | #773 | 20 | — | |
| 1901 | #559 | 30 | — | |
| 1900 | #725 | 25 | — | |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | — | |
| 1898 | #650 | 25 | — | |
| 1897 | #699 | 20 | — | |
| 1896 | #688 | 21 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 | — | |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 | — | |
| 1890 | #558 | 22 | — | |
| 1889 | #543 | 22 | — | |
| 1888 | #558 | 20 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #540 | 17 | — | |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ara was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.
See more about Ara
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 130 spots since 2024 (#3,119 → #3,249)
- 318 spots since 2020 (#2,931 → #3,249)
- 50 spots since 2015 (#3,299 → #3,249)
- Biggest jump: 323 spots in 1910 (#1,219 → #896)
- Biggest drop: 451 spots in 1909 (#768 → #1,219)
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #479 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 71 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1880–1908
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,168
- Highest: 1 in 7,168 girls born in 1884 were named Ara (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 33,485 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 13.7% of all girls named Ara (488) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1999
- Mostly boys until 1998, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 141 | #479 (1884) | #591 |
| 1890s | 195 | #558 (1890) | #687 |
| 1900s | 215 | #559 (1901) | #809 |
| 1910s | 375 | #896 (1910) | #985 |
| 1920s | 389 | #1,038 (1920) | #1,271 |
| 1930s | 224 | #1,221 (1934) | #1,660 |
| 1940s | 162 | #1,792 (1940) | #2,352 |
| 1950s | 105 | #2,889 (1954) | #3,700 |
| 1960s | 119 | #3,066 (1963) | #4,005 |
| 1970s | 190 | #2,969 (1975) | #3,753 |
| 1980s | 228 | #3,147 (1981) | #3,716 |
| 1990s | 141 | #5,713 (1994) | #6,422 |
| 2000s | 234 | #4,185 (2000) | #5,579 |
| 2010s | 488 | #2,744 (2017) | #3,407 |
| 2020s | 359 | #2,364 (2022) | #2,865 |
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.
Ara in 1907
girls
#726
27 births · 1 in 11,799 girls
Top girls' names in 1907
More about 1907
girls
318,564 girls got a published name in 1907; 1 in 11,799 of them was named Ara, which outranked 69.7% of the 2,399 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).