Lara
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning household god; or shining, famous.
Babies a year
465
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#693
up from #740
UK popularity
#98
465 babies · unchanged
How Lara has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #816 |
| 2016 | #755 |
| 2017 | #761 |
| 2018 | #759 |
| 2019 | #702 |
| 2020 | #705 |
| 2021 | #681 |
| 2022 | #695 |
| 2023 | #732 |
| 2024 | #740 |
| 2025 | #693 |
In 2025, 465 babies in England and Wales were named Lara. In the US, 363 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,354 in 1969.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lara was most common in 1970, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex.
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