Is Lara a boy or girl name?
Lara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 379 girls and 0 boys were named Lara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 29,789 US babies named Lara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #740
- Babies named Lara since 1887
- 29,789
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 1,360 babies
Boys and girls named Lara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 115 | 95.8% |
| 1920s | 0 | 189 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 241 | 100% |
| 1960s | 12 | 4,195 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 5 | 7,612 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 6 | 5,411 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 6 | 3,046 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,218 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,384 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,009 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 379 | #740 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 384 | #731 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 424 | #694 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 426 | #682 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 396 | #709 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 413 | #702 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 359 | #760 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 365 | #762 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 378 | #755 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 345 | #812 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 337 | #821 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 295 | #876 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 313 | #855 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 278 | #930 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 301 | #881 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 287 | #933 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 292 | #933 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 290 | #932 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 322 | #834 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 319 | #811 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 359 | #735 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 349 | #736 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 402 | #635 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 336 | #725 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 262 | #848 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 278 | #789 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 259 | #823 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 242 | #847 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 271 | #776 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 260 | #773 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 287 | #725 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 275 | #754 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 353 | #640 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 379 | #594 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,705 | 442 | #539 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 479 | #492 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 558 | #420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 539 | #413 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 538 | #409 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 487 | #449 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 508 | #420 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,915 | 514 | #422 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 626 | #370 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 583 | #388 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 579 | #393 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 500 | #421 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 561 | #376 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 662 | #342 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 775 | #294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 637 | #344 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 600 | #360 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 662 | #333 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 830 | #296 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,053 | #273 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,127 | 1,332 | #235 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,198 | 1,354 | #223 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,295 | #227 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,791 | 945 | #277 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 236 | #619 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,376 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,512 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,246 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,420 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,527 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,608 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,901 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,966 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,455 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,985 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,679 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,965 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,471 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,462 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,287 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,495 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,678 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,452 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,154 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,543 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,532 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,571 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,007 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,318 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,473 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,497 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,822 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,669 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,642 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,155 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,367 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,784 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,431 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,987 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,055 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,332 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,748 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,907 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,670 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,034 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,413 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,152 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,438 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,125 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,578 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,510 | 12 | #2,753 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,259 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,192 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,405 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,023 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,908 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,414 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,852 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,091 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,765 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,726 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,489 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,772 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,652 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,727 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,828 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,666 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,594 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,557 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,428 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,226 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lara reached #3,791 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #223 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.