How Many People Are Named Vara?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Vara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Vara peaked in popularity in 1922 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vara 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 Vara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1922
24 births
Total Registered
753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vara
Vara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 753 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vara as a female name
Ranked #13,328 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (24 births)
Vara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vara span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 163 babies were registered. Vara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vara by Decade
How has Vara 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.
Vara by State
Birth registrations for Vara span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina. On average, about 18 Varas were registered per state.
Vara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vara
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vara?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Vara 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Vara a common name?
Vara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vara most popular?
Vara reached peak popularity in 1922, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vara is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vara a female name?
Vara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vara Smith, Vara Johnson, Vara 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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