Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 222 births

Larah — girls' name

222 babies named Larah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s442000s862010s512020s10
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Larah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

12 babies were named Larah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larah

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Larah between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Larah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Larah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larah 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 222 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.

Larah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

222

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Larah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 202320152010200620021998199119861981 5

Larah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 39% of Larah's all-time total
1980s311990s442000s862010s512020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larah?
222 babies have been named Larah since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
When was Larah most popular?
Larah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Larah been used?
Larah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Larah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2023 (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.