Mara
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning bitter.
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 |
Mara by the numbers
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.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 442 babies in 1990, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1990, about 1 in 4,700 American girls born that year was called Mara.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Mirawonderful, admirable135 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maiathe great one, mother goddess255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Myramyrrh or fragrant oil612 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mara
Names that are said the same way as Mara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Mara
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