Ara
Ara was the 3255th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 481st; the most babies were born in 2022 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Ara in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,255 girls, down 322 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48girls
- Girls and boys
- 81% girls, 19% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202278 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,866babies recorded
Ara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,255 | #7,714 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020 | #2,933 | #5,246 | 55 | 17 |
| 2010 | #4,318 | #10,858 | 34 | 6 |
| 2000 | #4,193 | #8,256 | 29 | 7 |
| 1990 | #6,146 | #4,183 | 14 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,513 | #2,004 | 23 | 27 |
| 1970 | #7,113 | #2,301 | 6 | 16 |
| 1960 | #4,451 | #2,541 | 9 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,915 | — | 13 | — |
| 1940 | #1,794 | — | 20 | — |
| 1930 | #2,116 | #3,036 | 16 | 8 |
| 1920 | #1,039 | #3,223 | 51 | 8 |
| 1910 | #896 | #1,601 | 23 | 5 |
| 1900 | #726 | — | 25 | — |
| 1890 | #558 | — | 22 | — |
| 1880 | #744 | — | 6 | — |
How popular is Ara, counting every spelling?
Ara is the most common spelling of a name family that had 70 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ara | 48 | #3,255 | 304 |
| Aara | 11 | #8,862 | 97 |
| Arah | 6 | #13,357 | 31 |
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 Ara?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ara (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ara 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ara?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Ara are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 9 and 48. That makes Ara mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Ara by state
How common Ara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Ara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ara, they share its era and feel.
Ara is also a nickname for Arabella.
Questions about the name Ara
How popular is the name Ara?
Ara was the 3255th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 481st; the most babies were born in 2022 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Ara in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 81% girls, 19% boys given the name Ara in the US.
Where is Ara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ara was most common in Nevada (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and California.