US rank #1062 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,742 births

Alara — #1062 US girls' name

1,742 babies named Alara in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s642000s2952010s6052020s772
#1062
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Alara was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

234 babies were named Alara in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alara

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,742 babies named Alara between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alara currently holds the #1062 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 234 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alara performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 772 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alara shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alara in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,742 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,742

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2024

234 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,062

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
234
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
-1000100200300 20242019201420092004199919941989 6

Alara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
772 births that decade — 44% of Alara's all-time total
1980s61990s642000s2952010s6052020s772

Alara by state

Where Alara concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
166 9.5%
#2 Texas
124 7.1%
#3 Florida
100 5.7%
#4 New York
85 4.9%
#5 New Jersey
26 1.5%
#6 Ohio
25 1.4%
#7 Pennsylvania
24 1.4%
#8 Illinois
21 1.2%
California share of Alara's total US births 9.5%
Even split

166 of 1,742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Alara appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alara?
1,742 babies have been named Alara since 1989. It currently ranks #1062 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 234 births.
When was Alara most popular?
Alara was most popular in the 2020s decade with 772 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Alara most popular?
The top states for the name Alara are California (166 births), Texas (124 births), Florida (100 births).
How long has the name Alara been used?
Alara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.