Nara
Girl name · #2462 in 2025 · Very rare
Nara is currently the #2462 girl name in the United States — 72 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3595, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,000 girls born in 2025 was named Nara.
The 116-year story
Nara first appears in the Social Security records in 1909, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 72 babies and a rank of #2491. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Nara per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Nara in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nara is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nara will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nara is most common
State-level data for Nara is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Nara
Statistically, parents drawn to Nara tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nahara, Nayara, Naiara, Imara, and Sitara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nara | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2458 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2491 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3833 |
| 2022 | 46 | #3416 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3250 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3915 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3552 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3479 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4734 |
| 2015 | 43 | #3595 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4657 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6110 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7513 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5709 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6130 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7482 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8837 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nara a popular girl name?
Nara ranked #2462 among girls in 2025 with 72 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3595.
When was the name Nara most popular?
Nara peaked in 2024, when 72 American girls received the name (ranked #2491 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nara?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,000 newborn American girls was named Nara. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.