How Many People Are Named Ara?
An estimated 2,833 people in the United States have the first name Ara. It is used for both genders, with 73.1% female. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Ara peaked in popularity in 2021 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,833
About 1 in 120,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
73.1% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2021
93 births
Total Registered
4,808
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ara
Ara is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (26.9%) and females (73.1%). Out of 4,808 total births registered, 1,291 were male and 3,517 were female.
Ara as a male name
Ranked #6,186 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (34 births)
Ara as a female name
Ranked #3,116 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (78 births)
Ara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ara span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 598 babies were registered. While Ara is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ara by Decade
How has Ara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ara by State
Birth registrations for Ara span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Ohio. On average, about 47 Aras were registered per state.
Ara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ara
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Ara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ara?
We estimate approximately 2,833 people named Ara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 120,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Ara a common name?
Ara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,808 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ara most popular?
Ara reached peak popularity in 2021, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ara is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ara a female name?
Ara is predominantly female. 73.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ara Smith, Ara Johnson, Ara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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