How Many People Are Named Lara?
An estimated 27,260 people in the United States have the first name Lara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Lara peaked in popularity in 1969 with 1,360 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lara 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 Lara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
27,260
About 1 in 12,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1969
1,360 births
Total Registered
29,789
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lara
Lara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 29,789 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Lara as a male name
Ranked #7,705 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1967 (6 births)
Lara as a female name
Ranked #740 in 2024
379 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (1,354 births)
Lara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lara span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 7,617 babies were registered. Lara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lara by Decade
How has Lara 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.
Lara by State
Birth registrations for Lara span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming. On average, about 522 Laras were registered per state.
Lara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lara
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lara?
We estimate approximately 27,260 people named Lara 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 12,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Lara a common name?
Lara is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29,789 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lara most popular?
Lara reached peak popularity in 1969, when 1,360 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lara is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lara a female name?
Lara is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lara Smith, Lara Johnson, Lara 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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