NameTides

Ara

Ara was the #3,249 girls' name in the US in 2025 (48 babies), and #2,605 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Ara as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Ara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#3,249 (48)#2,605 (10)——#2,475 (8)
2024#3,119 (51)#3,319 (7)——#2,685 (7)
2023#3,140 (52)#3,219 (7)——#1,898 (11)
2022#2,364 (78)#3,149 (7)——#1,989 (10)
2021#2,384 (75)#2,711 (9)#792 (3)—#2,021 (10)
2020#2,931 (55)#2,449 (10)—#397 (3)#2,343 (8)
2019#3,002 (54)#2,286 (11)——#2,025 (10)
2018#2,744 (62)#2,674 (9)——#1,996 (10)
2017#2,744 (62)#3,229 (7)#666 (4)—#2,876 (6)
2016#3,100 (53)———#2,040 (10)
2015#3,299 (49)#2,705 (9)——#1,757 (12)
2014#3,272 (49)#3,514 (6)——#1,681 (13)
2013#3,645 (42)#4,739 (4)——#2,204 (9)
2012#3,040 (55)—#815 (3)—#1,617 (14)
2011#4,915 (28)#4,764 (4)——#1,761 (12)

Ara as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ara as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Ara as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#7,679 (10)#4,275 (4)—
2024#6,199 (14)#3,689 (5)—
2023#4,886 (20)#3,113 (6)—
2022#8,300 (9)#4,790 (3)—
2021#5,110 (18)—#2,491 (6)
2020#5,235 (17)#3,334 (5)—
2019#5,555 (16)#3,937 (4)—
2018#6,703 (12)#3,959 (4)—
2017#5,297 (17)#2,512 (8)—
2016#6,349 (13)#4,023 (4)—
2015#7,491 (10)#3,908 (4)—
2014#9,642 (7)#3,362 (5)—
2013#7,537 (10)#3,822 (4)#2,606 (5)
2012#8,158 (9)——
2011#7,502 (10)#3,300 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #479.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 83% of US babies named Ara were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ara is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 32,000 to 1 in 51,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ara by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ara (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AraCanadaGirls#2,4758
AraCanadaBoys—too few
AraEngland & WalesGirls#2,60510
AraEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
AraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AraNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AraScotlandGirls—too few
AraUSGirls#3,24948
AraUSBoys#7,67910