Total births
219
Girls' name · since 2002
Iara
219 babies named Iara in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7135
- among girls today
- 219
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other girls
219 babies have been named Iara since 2002, making it today's #7135 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Iara recorded 219 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #7135 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #7135 among girls today
- 219 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
- 60% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Iara is currently the #7135 girls' name in America, more common than 60% of girls - 219 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7135
- among girls today
- 219
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other girls
Iara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7135
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 60% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Iara was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
16 babies were named Iara in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Iara compares
219 39th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iara's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iara | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 219 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Iara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iara splits its recorded history at 2013: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iara at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#7,135
Active since
2002
Iara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Iara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Iara's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Iara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Iara? ▼
219 babies have been named Iara since 2002. It currently ranks #7135 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Iara most popular? ▼
Iara was most popular in the 2010s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Iara been used? ▼
Records for Iara go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What to do with Iara's data
- Iara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (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. "Iara: #7135 Girls' Name - 219 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/iara. 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 Iara 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 June 2026.