Girls' name · since 1887
Vara
762 babies named Vara in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,126 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 762
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vara is the #10126 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 762 recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Vara recorded 762 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #10126 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #9,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,126 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 762 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vara ranks #9,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,126 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 762 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,126 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 762
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vara's 762 recorded births place it above 87.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Vara compares
762 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Vara's all-time total is 103% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 762 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vara's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Vara by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (163 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Vara's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Vara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 64
1890s
64 births
- 1900s
1900s
75 births
- 1910s
1910s
144 births
- 1920s
1920s
163 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 163 births (21% of all-time use).
How Vara 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 Vara's total volume
Vara by state
Where Vara concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 40 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
40 of 762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vara's data
- Vara's decade-level peak was the 1920s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Varas (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Vara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
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 Vara 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.