Total births
339
Girls' name · since 1916
Gara
339 babies named Gara in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 339
- total births
- 1916–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Gara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 339 have been recorded since 1916.
Gara has 339 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2000.
- 339 total births
- 1916–2000 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
339 girls have been named Gara since 1916, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2000.
- 339
- total births
- 1916–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Gara was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
13 babies were named Gara in 1972 - its busiest year on record.
Gara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gara splits its recorded history at 1964: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gara at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Gara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2000
- Peak year (1972)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Gara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Gara's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Gara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 90 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gara? ▼
339 babies have been named Gara since 1916. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1972 with 13 births.
When was Gara most popular? ▼
Gara was most popular in the 1970s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Gara been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gara since 1916 -- 85 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Gara? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Garnet, Gary, Garnett, Gardenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Gara's data
- Gara's decade-level peak was the 1970s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gara
Nearby Names Like Gara
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gara
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Garnett Girl
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Gardenia Girl
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Garnette Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gara: Baby Name Since 1916 - 339 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gara. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.