Girls' name · since 1909
Nara
1,052 babies named Nara in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,052
- born since 1909
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nara currently ranks #2462 among girls' names in America, with 1,052 babies recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nara has been recorded 1,052 times among girls since 1909, currently ranked #2462 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #7,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,052 born since 1909
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nara ranks #7,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,052 born since 1909, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,052
- born since 1909
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nara's 1,052 recorded births place it above 89.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nara compares
1,052 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Nara's all-time total is 180% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,052 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nara's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Nara popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1985 (Nara as boys' name)
Nara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (318 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Nara's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
318 births
- 2020s
2020s
314 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 318 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nara 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 Nara's total volume
Nara by state
Where Nara concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 164 | 15.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 31 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
164 of 1,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Nara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (318 total births) through the 2020s (314) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naras (164 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 Nara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Nara 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.