Total births
71
Girls' name · since 1968
Luara
Luara has 71 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9697
- among girls today
- 71
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
71 babies have been named Luara since 1968, making it today's #9697 girls' name.
Luara has 71 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9697 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, 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 1968 to 2024.
- #9697 among girls today
- 71 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Luara is currently the #9697 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 71 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9697
- among girls today
- 71
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Luara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9697
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
1970s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Luara was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
10 babies were named Luara in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Luara compares
71 19th 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
Luara's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Luara | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Luara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luara's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luara at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,697
Active since
1968
Luara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Luara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Luara's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Luara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Luara? ▼
Since 1968, Social Security records show 71 babies named Luara. Today it holds rank #9697 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 10 births.
When was Luara most popular? ▼
Luara was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Luara been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Luara since 1968 -- 57 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Luara? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luann, Luanne, Luana, Luanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Luara's data
- Luara's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- 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.
Keep exploring Luara
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Luara
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Luana Girl
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Luanna Girl
#5448 1,943 births
Lua Girl
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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, 1968–2024 (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. "Luara: #9697 Girls' Name - 71 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/luara. 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 Luara 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.