Mara
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning bitter.
Babies a year
74
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#589
down from #588
UK popularity
#538
74 babies · down from #369
How Mara has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #737 |
| 2016 | #686 |
| 2017 | #669 |
| 2018 | #680 |
| 2019 | #663 |
| 2020 | #627 |
| 2021 | #540 |
| 2022 | #620 |
| 2023 | #582 |
| 2024 | #588 |
| 2025 | #589 |
In 2025, 74 babies in England and Wales were named Mara. In the US, 436 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Mara was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex.
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