Ara

M F

Ara is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (21% of births). There have been 4,808 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 3,517 as girls and 1,291 as boys. Ara gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2022 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	65
2023	72
2022	87
2021	93
2020	72
2019	70
2018	74
2017	79
2016	66
2015	59
2014	56
2013	52
2012	64
2011	38
2010	40
2009	40
2008	39
2007	29
2006	42
2005	41
2004	27
2003	26
2002	28
2001	23
2000	36
1999	28
1998	32
1997	29
1996	26
1995	24
1994	30
1993	29
1992	23
1991	32
1990	27
1989	45
1988	42
1987	31
1986	39
1985	43
1984	32
1983	38
1982	38
1981	45
1980	50
1979	44
1978	53
1977	40
1976	47
1975	58
1974	50
1973	43
1972	38
1971	37
1970	22
1969	38
1968	18
1967	31
1966	26
1965	28
1964	25
1963	34
1962	18
1961	16
1960	20
1959	14
1958	19
1957	18
1956	14
1955	9
1954	21
1953	11
1952	10
1951	10
1950	13
1949	25
1948	16
1947	11
1946	26
1945	21
1944	23
1943	22
1942	16
1941	19
1940	20
1939	23
1938	19
1937	27
1936	23
1935	36
1934	45
1933	27
1932	37
1931	39
1930	24
1929	47
1928	38
1927	44
1926	57
1925	46
1924	56
1923	49
1922	47
1921	56
1920	59
1919	48
1918	52
1917	45
1916	52
1915	55
1914	49
1913	40
1912	36
1911	23
1910	28
1909	12
1908	25
1907	27
1906	18
1905	17
1904	18
1903	23
1902	20
1901	30
1900	25
1899	12
1898	25
1897	20
1896	21
1895	22
1894	15
1893	24
1892	21
1891	18
1890	22
1889	22
1888	20
1887	16
1886	17
1885	17
1884	18
1883	7
1882	10
1881	8
1880	6