How Many People Are Named Iara?
An estimated 209 people in the United States have the first name Iara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Iara peaked in popularity in 2009 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Iara 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 Iara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
209
About 1 in 1,639,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
16 births
Total Registered
211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Iara
Iara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 211 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Iara as a female name
Ranked #7,030 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (16 births)
Iara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Iara span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. While Iara is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Iara by Decade
How has Iara 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.
Iara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Iara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Iara
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Iara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Iara?
We estimate approximately 209 people named Iara 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 1,639,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Iara a common name?
Iara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Iara most popular?
Iara reached peak popularity in 2009, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Iara is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Iara a female name?
Iara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Iara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Iara Smith, Iara Johnson, Iara 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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