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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #479 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 71 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1880–1908
- 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%)
- 13.7% of all girls named Ara (488) were born in this decade
- 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 2022
Top girls' names in 2022
Top boys' names in 2022
More about 2022
girls
1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 21,027 of them was named Ara, which outranked 86.7% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,346Rylin79
- #2,346Shayna79
- #2,346Zipporah79
- #2,364Ara78
- #2,364Amiracle78
- #2,364Brinleigh78
- #2,364Cheyanne78
- #2,388Ahuva77
- #2,388Alitzel77
- #2,388Amyah77
Tied with 23 names at #2,364; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 194,001 of them was named Ara, which outranked 42.1% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #7,768Zyen10
- #7,768Zyking10
- #7,768Zylus10
- #8,300Ara9
- #8,300Aabir9
- #8,300Aadhi9
- #8,300Aarian9
- #8,990Aadarsh8
- #8,990Aadish8
- #8,990Aalim8
Tied with 689 names at #8,300; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.