Xara
Girl name · #3765 in 2025 · Uniqueness 51/100
Xara ranks #3765 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 40 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #8931, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 45,000 girls born in 2025 was named Xara.
The 21-year story
Xara first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 11 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 40 babies and a rank of #3712. 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 Xara per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Xara in class?
Xara scores 51 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Xara is most common
State-level data for Xara is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Xara
Statistically, parents drawn to Xara tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Anara, Naiara, Xiamara, Jazara, and Nahara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Xara | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3712 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4207 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3911 |
| 2022 | 36 | #4041 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4167 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4909 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13150 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8208 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5378 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8109 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9264 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Xara a popular girl name?
Xara ranked #3765 among girls in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8931.
When was the name Xara most popular?
Xara peaked in 2025, when 40 American girls received the name (ranked #3712 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Xara?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American girls was named Xara. It scores 51/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.