How popular isyour name?

Girl name

Lara

Lara holds the #691 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 409 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1969 (#222 nationally, 1,354 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1887. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#313 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#691
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#222
in 1969 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
409
girls named Lara

Lara popularity, 1880–2025

0.022%0.043%0.065%0.087%18801900192019401960198020002020#222 in 1969
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1969

Where Lara is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025NH—Washington: #452 (15 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WA#452Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #388 (44 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NY#388Massachusetts: #313 (18 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MA#313Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025IA—Illinois: #363 (28 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IL#363Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #813 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#813New Jersey: #535 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#535Connecticut: #350 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CT#350California: #601 (53 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#601Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025WV—Virginia: #520 (15 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#520Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025AR—Tennessee: #888 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#888North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: #614 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#614District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025AL—Georgia: #854 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#854Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lara in 2025HI—Texas: #878 (33 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#878Florida: #329 (54 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)FL#329
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#313), Connecticut (#350), Illinois (#363)

Uniqueness score

45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lara in the most recent year of SSA data.

Similar names

Explore lists

Compare Lara