How Many People Are Named Mara?
An estimated 21,666 people in the United States have the first name Mara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Mara peaked in popularity in 2021 with 568 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mara 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 Mara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
21,666
About 1 in 15,820 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2021
568 births
Total Registered
23,551
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mara
Mara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23,551 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Mara as a male name
Ranked #8,739 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1983 (6 births)
Mara as a female name
Ranked #588 in 2024
514 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (568 births)
Mara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mara span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,038 babies were registered. While Mara is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mara by Decade
How has Mara 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.
Mara by State
Birth registrations for Mara span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Vermont, New Mexico, Delaware. On average, about 420 Maras were registered per state.
Mara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mara
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mara?
We estimate approximately 21,666 people named Mara 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 15,820 Americans share this first name.
Is Mara a common name?
Mara is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,551 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mara most popular?
Mara reached peak popularity in 2021, when 568 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mara is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mara a female name?
Mara is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mara Smith, Mara Johnson, Mara 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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