How Many People Are Named Mara?
people named Mara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 15,036 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,054 babies named Mara in Social Security records from 1892 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
568 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Mara (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mara alive today is about 30 years old, and 55% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mara first appears in the records in 1892 and was given most often in 2021, to 568 babies. In 2025, 499 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1892 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mara has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #537, in 1990. In 2025 it ranked #589.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #589 |
| Best rank | #537 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #681 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mara were born in California than in any other state: about 2,334 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mara was given 3.5 times as often in Minnesota, 2.4 times in Wisconsin and 1.8 times in South Dakota.
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