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Lara Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Lara?

Ranking 757th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lara is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #223 in 1969 with 1,354 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Lara was less than 5, most recently in 1905.

Approximately during the years 1913-1916, 1921-1925, 1933-1936, 1949-1954, and 1957-1968, the name Lara took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1930-1933, and 1970-1973 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Lara has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Lara be?

Lara's popularity has been moving upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Lara lately has risen.

The name Lara still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Lara (Girl)Lara (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 358 757 < 5 --
2017 364 760 < 5 --
2016 378 754 < 5 --
2015 344 814 < 5 --
2014 337 821 < 5 --
2013 295 875 < 5 --
2012 313 851 < 5 --
2011 278 930 < 5 --
2010 301 881 < 5 --
2009 287 933 < 5 --
2008 292 932 < 5 --
2007 290 932 < 5 --
2006 321 836 < 5 --
2005 319 810 < 5 --
2004 359 735 < 5 --
2003 349 736 < 5 --
2002 402 635 < 5 --
2001 336 725 < 5 --
2000 261 848 < 5 --
1999 278 788 < 5 --
1998 258 826 < 5 --
1997 242 847 < 5 --
1996 270 777 < 5 --
1995 260 773 < 5 --
1994 287 725 < 5 --
1993 275 754 < 5 --
1992 352 641 < 5 --
1991 379 594 < 5 --
1990 442 538 6 7,702
1989 477 493 < 5 --
1988 558 419 < 5 --
1987 540 413 < 5 --
1986 538 409 < 5 --
1985 487 449 < 5 --
1984 507 422 < 5 --
1983 513 422 6 5,918
1982 626 370 < 5 --
1981 583 388 < 5 --
1980 577 394 < 5 --
1979 500 421 < 5 --
1978 560 376 < 5 --
1977 660 342 < 5 --
1976 776 293 < 5 --
1975 637 344 < 5 --
1974 600 360 < 5 --
1973 662 333 < 5 --
1972 830 296 < 5 --
1971 1,053 273 < 5 --
1970 1,332 235 5 5,126
1969 1,354 223 6 4,197
1968 1,295 227 < 5 --
1967 945 277 6 3,788
1966 236 618 < 5 --
1965 65 1,376 < 5 --
1964 57 1,512 < 5 --
1963 78 1,245 < 5 --
1962 61 1,420 < 5 --
1961 55 1,526 < 5 --
1960 49 1,609 < 5 --
1959 35 1,898 < 5 --
1958 32 1,966 < 5 --
1957 22 2,456 < 5 --
1956 30 1,982 < 5 --
1955 18 2,679 < 5 --
1954 29 1,964 < 5 --
1953 19 2,472 < 5 --
1952 19 2,462 < 5 --
1951 20 2,286 < 5 --
1950 17 2,493 < 5 --
1949 15 2,679 < 5 --
1948 17 2,452 < 5 --
1947 12 3,154 < 5 --
1946 15 2,543 < 5 --
1945 8 3,532 < 5 --
1944 13 2,570 < 5 --
1943 7 4,006 < 5 --
1942 9 3,320 < 5 --
1941 13 2,473 < 5 --
1940 12 2,497 < 5 --
1939 10 2,822 < 5 --
1938 11 2,669 < 5 --
1937 11 2,641 < 5 --
1936 18 1,834 < 5 --
1935 15 2,156 < 5 --
1934 13 2,367 < 5 --
1933 10 2,783 < 5 --
1932 13 2,431 < 5 --
1931 19 1,836 < 5 --
1930 18 1,986 < 5 --
1929 17 2,055 < 5 --
1928 15 2,333 < 5 --
1927 24 1,748 < 5 --
1926 21 1,907 < 5 --
1925 26 1,670 < 5 --
1924 20 2,034 < 5 --
1923 15 2,412 < 5 --
1922 18 2,152 < 5 --
1921 15 2,438 < 5 --
1920 18 2,125 < 5 --
1919 13 2,578 < 5 --
1918 12 2,753 5 4,511
1917 15 2,259 < 5 --
1916 19 1,835 < 5 --
1915 14 2,192 < 5 --
1914 6 3,406 < 5 --
1913 6 3,023 < 5 --
1912 10 1,908 < 5 --
1911 12 1,414 < 5 --
1910 8 1,852 < 5 --
1909 6 2,091 < 5 --
1908 7 1,765 < 5 --
1907 7 1,726 < 5 --
1906 8 1,489 < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 6 1,772 < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 7 1,653 < 5 --
1899 5 1,727 < 5 --
1898 5 1,828 < 5 --
1897 5 1,666 < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 5 1,594 < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 5 1,557 < 5 --
1891 5 1,428 < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 5 1,226 < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.