Is Mara a boy or girl name?
Mara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 514 girls and 0 boys were named Mara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 23,551 US babies named Mara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #588
- Babies named Mara since 1892
- 23,551
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 568 babies
Boys and girls named Mara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 0 | 67 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 130 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 327 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,417 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,941 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,566 | 100% |
| 1980s | 16 | 2,623 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,888 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,038 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,849 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,538 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 514 | #588 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 515 | #582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 478 | #620 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 568 | #540 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 463 | #628 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 438 | #663 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 431 | #679 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 440 | #668 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 427 | #686 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 383 | #737 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 409 | #694 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 366 | #742 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 335 | #802 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 312 | #846 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 308 | #868 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 377 | #752 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 355 | #811 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 389 | #752 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 415 | #683 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 415 | #672 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 427 | #642 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 417 | #639 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 420 | #608 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 405 | #622 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 418 | #606 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 363 | #645 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 411 | #590 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 412 | #568 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 393 | #584 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 350 | #625 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 370 | #606 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 375 | #611 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 371 | #614 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 400 | #578 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 443 | #538 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,739 | 410 | #554 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 331 | #605 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 269 | #688 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 204 | #824 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 203 | #811 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 230 | #718 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,951 | 241 | #709 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,985 | 239 | #726 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 237 | #708 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 259 | #674 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 242 | #700 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 273 | #621 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 236 | #668 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 286 | #574 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 237 | #647 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 227 | #666 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 242 | #627 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 270 | #594 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 267 | #626 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 286 | #607 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 258 | #619 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 221 | #654 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 227 | #638 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 185 | #726 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 194 | #707 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 179 | #773 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 171 | #794 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 168 | #810 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 186 | #767 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 152 | #841 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 139 | #881 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 170 | #768 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 150 | #829 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 180 | #718 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 163 | #744 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 176 | #701 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 113 | #892 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 126 | #809 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 106 | #874 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 94 | #921 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,257 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,510 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,278 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,609 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,408 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,592 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,574 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,788 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,679 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,874 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,572 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,349 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,624 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,669 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,493 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,588 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,907 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,505 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,522 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,342 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,644 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,316 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,160 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,472 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,266 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,879 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,451 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,239 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,132 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,614 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,646 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,779 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,657 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,976 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,260 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,886 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,384 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mara reached #5,951 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #538 in 1990. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mara
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.