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Unisex name

Ara

/ˈæɹə/ · 73% girls, 27% boys · 58 born in 2025

Ara has been given to about 4,866 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈæɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,155
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 93
  • Born in 202558
  • All time4,866
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Ara?

Its best year was 2021, when 93 babies were given the name, ranking 2387th. The typical living American called Ara is about 34 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Ara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sara0.81
  2. Tara0.81
  3. Kara0.81
  4. Cara0.81
  5. Lara0.81
  6. Mara0.81
  7. Zara0.81
  8. Dara0.81

Middle names for Ara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ara Josephine0.84
  2. Ara Rose0.83
  3. Ara Louise0.83
  4. Ara June0.82
  5. Ara Pearl0.82
  6. Ara Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Merritteither · 0.91
  2. Enochbrother · 0.89
  3. Louisasister · 0.89
  4. Rheasister · 0.89
  5. Evelinasister · 0.88
  6. Forestbrother · 0.88

Where Ara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ara White0.78
  2. Ara Reyes0.78
  3. Ara Nguyen0.78
  4. Ara Moore0.78
  5. Ara Lee0.78
  6. Ara Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ara

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ara across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.