How Many People Are Named Ara?
people named Ara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 116,650 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,866 babies named Ara in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
93 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown, possibly of Sumerian origin. In Armenian legend this was the name of an Armenian king who was so handsome that the Assyrian queen Semiramis went to war to capture him. During the war Ara was slain.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ara, 66.8% were girls and 33.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ara fell from 100% in the 1880s to 80.3% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1970s, at 44%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ara alive today is about 32 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ara first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2021, to 93 babies. In 2025, 58 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ara has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #481, in 1884. In 2025 it ranked #3,255. Among boys, its best rank was #1,040, in 1893.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,255 | #7,710 |
| Best rank | #481 (1884) | #1,040 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,341 in the 2010s | #1,929 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ara were born in California than in any other state: about 453 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ara was given 5.1 times as often in California, 3.2 times in Alabama and 2.8 times in Texas.
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