Girls' name · since 1887
Lara
30,168 babies named Lara in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #692 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,168
- born since 1887
- 1970s
- peak decade
30,168 babies have been named Lara since 1887, making it today's #692 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lara recorded 30,168 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #692 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #830 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #692 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,168 born since 1887
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lara ranks #830 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #692 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,168 born since 1887, peaking in the 1970s.
- #830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #692 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,168
- born since 1887
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lara's 30,168 recorded births place it above 98.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lara compares
30,168 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 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
Lara's all-time total is 80x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,168 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,354 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lara's full recorded timeline at 1961, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 1,354 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 1,354
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Lara popularity over time - boys
34 total births recorded since 1918 (Lara as boys' name)
Lara by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7,612 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Lara's strongest decade.
7,612 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 41
1900s
41 births
- 1910s 115
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 189
1920s
189 births
- 1930s 138
1930s
138 births
- 1940s 121
1940s
121 births
- 1950s 241
1950s
241 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,195 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,612 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,412 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,047 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,218 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,384 births
- 2020s 2,420
2020s
2,420 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7,612 births (25% of all-time use).
How Lara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lara's total volume
Lara by state
Where Lara concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,818 | 12.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,494 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,170 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,683 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,315 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,235 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,205 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,004 | 3.3% |
3,818 of 30,168 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Lara appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lara's data
- Lara's decade-level peak was the 1970s (7,612 total births); usage has since declined to 2,420 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laras (3,818 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~138 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1887–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lara 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 August 2026.