Ara Girl
How popular is Ara?
#3,249 girl name in 2025
48 baby girls were named Ara in the US in 2025, making it the 3249th most popular girl name. Another 10 boys got the name (#7,675 for boys).
2,968living people named Ara (est.)
31median age of people named Ara
4,866babies named Ara since 1880
1 in 57,161US babies born in 2025
Ara popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,249 for girls (▼ 130 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 girls, 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,299 in 2015, #2,931 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (78 girls) |
| Highest rank | #479 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 20% boys, 80% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ara is most popular
Babies named Ara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Nevada: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Ara by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 141 | #479 |
| 1890s | 195 | #558 |
| 1900s | 215 | #559 |
| 1910s | 375 | #896 |
| 1920s | 389 | #1,038 |
| 1930s | 224 | #1,221 |
| 1940s | 162 | #1,792 |
| 1950s | 105 | #2,888 |
| 1960s | 119 | #3,065 |
| 1970s | 190 | #2,969 |
| 1980s | 228 | #3,147 |
| 1990s | 141 | #5,707 |
| 2000s | 234 | #4,180 |
| 2010s | 488 | #2,743 |
| 2020s | 359 | #2,364 |
Girl names about as popular as Ara
Questions
- Is Ara a boy or girl name?
- Ara is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 80% of babies named Ara were girls.
- How popular is the name Ara?
- 48 baby girls were named Ara in the US in 2025, making it the 3249th most popular girl name. Another 10 boys got the name (#7,675 for boys).
- When was Ara most popular?
- Ara peaked in 2022, when 78 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #479 in 1884.
- How many people are named Ara?
- 4,866 babies have been named Ara in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,968 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Ara most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ara was most common in Nevada, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.