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
- Peak · girls
- 1969 · 1,354 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 30,168since 1887
Lara over time
Rank among girls' names. Lara has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | #691 | 409 | — | |
| 2024 | #741 | 380 | — | |
| 2023 | #731 | 384 | — | |
| 2022 | #693 | 424 | — | |
| 2021 | #681 | 427 | — | |
| 2020 | #707 | 396 | — | |
| 2019 | #701 | 413 | — | |
| 2018 | #759 | 359 | — | |
| 2017 | #761 | 365 | — | |
| 2016 | #755 | 378 | — | |
| 2015 | #812 | 345 | — | |
| 2014 | #821 | 337 | — | |
| 2013 | #874 | 295 | — | |
| 2012 | #852 | 313 | — | |
| 2011 | #929 | 278 | — | |
| 2010 | #880 | 301 | — | |
| 2009 | #930 | 287 | — | |
| 2008 | #932 | 292 | — | |
| 2007 | #932 | 290 | — | |
| 2006 | #834 | 322 | — | |
| 2005 | #811 | 319 | — | |
| 2004 | #735 | 359 | — | |
| 2003 | #732 | 349 | — | |
| 2002 | #635 | 402 | — | |
| 2001 | #724 | 336 | — | |
| 2000 | #847 | 262 | — | |
| 1999 | #788 | 278 | — | |
| 1998 | #822 | 259 | — | |
| 1997 | #846 | 242 | — | |
| 1996 | #773 | 271 | — | |
| 1995 | #773 | 260 | — | |
| 1994 | #724 | 287 | — | |
| 1993 | #752 | 276 | — | |
| 1992 | #638 | 353 | — | |
| 1991 | #594 | 379 | — | |
| 1990 | #539 | 442 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #489 | 480 | — | |
| 1988 | #418 | 558 | — | |
| 1987 | #413 | 539 | — | |
| 1986 | #409 | 538 | — | |
| 1985 | #449 | 487 | — | |
| 1984 | #419 | 508 | — | |
| 1983 | #422 | 514 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #370 | 626 | — | |
| 1981 | #387 | 583 | — | |
| 1980 | #393 | 579 | — | |
| 1979 | #420 | 500 | — | |
| 1978 | #376 | 561 | — | |
| 1977 | #342 | 662 | — | |
| 1976 | #293 | 775 | — | |
| 1975 | #344 | 637 | — | |
| 1974 | #360 | 600 | — | |
| 1973 | #334 | 662 | — | |
| 1972 | #296 | 830 | — | |
| 1971 | #273 | 1,053 | — | |
| 1970 | #235 | 1,332 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #222 | 1,354 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #227 | 1,295 | — | |
| 1967 | #277 | 945 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #617 | 236 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,366 | 65 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,497 | 57 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,241 | 78 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,419 | 61 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,520 | 55 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,597 | 49 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,881 | 35 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,949 | 29 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,883 | 21 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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
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- Nevada#166 · 1 in 751
- Oklahoma#235 · 1 in 1,364
- Missouri#237 · 1 in 1,596
- Utah#253 · 1 in 1,401
- West Virginia#267 · 1 in 1,784
Best ever in a state: #95 in Alaska, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #166 | 6 | 1 in 751 |
| Oklahoma | #235 | 16 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Missouri | #237 | 20 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Utah | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,401 |
| West Virginia | #267 | 6 | 1 in 1,784 |
| Maryland | #296 | 11 | 1 in 2,048 |
| Mississippi | #317 | 9 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Kansas | #326 | 7 | 1 in 2,220 |
| Tennessee | #327 | 12 | 1 in 2,299 |
| Virginia | #330 | 13 | 1 in 2,368 |
| New Jersey | #333 | 16 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Colorado | #344 | 10 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Florida | #344 | 25 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Massachusetts | #353 | 12 | 1 in 2,737 |
| Wisconsin | #360 | 10 | 1 in 3,049 |
| Pennsylvania | #365 | 23 | 1 in 2,955 |
| North Carolina | #367 | 12 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Ohio | #369 | 23 | 1 in 2,994 |
| Iowa | #371 | 6 | 1 in 3,064 |
| Arkansas | #394 | 5 | 1 in 2,590 |
| Georgia | #399 | 12 | 1 in 2,925 |
| Arizona | #414 | 8 | 1 in 2,548 |
| New York | #416 | 35 | 1 in 2,939 |
| Washington | #417 | 9 | 1 in 3,030 |
| Illinois | #424 | 23 | 1 in 3,165 |
| Indiana | #434 | 9 | 1 in 3,756 |
| California | #437 | 68 | 1 in 2,760 |
| Texas | #458 | 40 | 1 in 3,207 |
| Michigan | #795 | 6 | 1 in 9,207 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1969 at #222 (1,354 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1966–2025
- 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%)
- 25.2% of all girls named Lara (7,612) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,147 (1887) | #1,147 |
| 1890s | 30 | #1,332 (1891) | #1,520 |
| 1900s | 41 | #1,416 (1906) | #1,651 |
| 1910s | 115 | #1,372 (1911) | #2,235 |
| 1920s | 189 | #1,647 (1925) | #2,048 |
| 1930s | 138 | #1,801 (1936) | #2,286 |
| 1940s | 121 | #2,397 (1941) | #2,829 |
| 1950s | 241 | #1,881 (1959) | #2,231 |
| 1960s | 4,195 | #222 (1969) | #998 |
| 1970s | 7,612 | #235 (1970) | #327 |
| 1980s | 5,412 | #370 (1982) | #417 |
| 1990s | 3,047 | #539 (1990) | #725 |
| 2000s | 3,218 | #635 (2002) | #811 |
| 2010s | 3,384 | #701 (2019) | #814 |
| 2020s | 2,420 | #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
Top girls' names in 1983
Top boys' names in 1983
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).
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).
- #4,907Zahir7
- #4,907Zenon7
- #4,907Zephaniah7
- #5,484Lara6
- #5,484Aakash6
- #5,484Aarik6
- #5,484Aarin6
- #6,238Abby5
- #6,238Abdallah5
- #6,238Abhay5
Tied with 753 names at #5,484; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.