Alara
Alara was the 652nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 441 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,827 places. More babies were named Alara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Turkish
Say it uh-LAR-uh /əˈlɑrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #652 girls, up 1,296 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 441girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025441 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,183babies recorded
What does the name Alara mean?
Alara is a Turkish girls' name. In Turkic folklore, as Wikipedia describes, Alara is a water fairy who lives by lakes and can free people's hearts from hatred. The name is also shared by a medieval castle and a river near Alanya on the Turkish coast. The sources consulted do not explain the word itself, so no meaning is given beyond these associations.
How sure is this? Uncertain. The name's link with the water fairy of Turkic folklore is documented, but the meaning of the word Alara is not.
Pronunciation: In Turkish the stress falls lightly on the last syllable, a-la-RA.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Alara (fairy)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Alara', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Alara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #652 | 441 |
| 2020 | #1,948 | 98 |
| 2010 | #3,311 | 49 |
| 2000 | #5,498 | 20 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alara, counting every spelling?
Alara is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #640 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #652 for Alara on its own. Together these spellings went to 452 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alara | 441 | #652 | 1,115 |
| Alarah | 11 | #8,884 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alara?
441 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alara (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alara?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Alara are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 13. That makes Alara a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alara by state
How common Alara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×), Maryland (1.5×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alara, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alara · Sibling names for Alara
Questions about the name Alara
What does Alara mean?
The origin of Alara is uncertain: the name's link with the water fairy of Turkic folklore is documented, but the meaning of the word Alara is not.
How popular is the name Alara?
Alara was the 652nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 441 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,827 places. More babies were named Alara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Alara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alara in the US.
Where is Alara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alara was most common in Florida (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Maryland.