How Many People Are Named Lara?
people named Lara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,007 people in the US has this name
Based on 30,202 babies named Lara in Social Security records from 1887 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,360 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Icelandic form of LAURA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lara (99.9%) were girls. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 95.8% of the babies were girls then and 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lara alive today is about 36 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lara first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 1969, to 1,360 babies. In 2025, 409 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lara has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #223, in 1969. In 2025 it ranked #693.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #693 |
| Best rank | #223 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #324 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lara were born in California than in any other state: about 3,671 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lara was given 1.6 times as often in New Jersey, 1.5 times in District of Columbia and 1.5 times in Florida.
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