Hara — #15554 US girls' name
117 babies named Hara in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
39% of everyone ever named Hara was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Hara in 1985 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hara
The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Hara between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hara currently holds the #15554 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hara performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hara 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 117 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.
Hara at a glance
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Current rank
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Hara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
Currently ranks #15554 among girls.
117 total births across 71 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 8 births in a single year.
Hara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 46 births that decade — 39% of Hara's all-time total
Hara decade highlights
- Peak decade 46 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Hara's strongest decade
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
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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, 1954–2024 (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.