girl's name
Nara
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,496
Scotland
#797
2022 births
Nara is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 72 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 46,047 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Nara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 18 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 72 |
| 1980s | 73 |
| 1990s | 71 |
| 2000s | 150 |
| 2010s | 323 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 314 |
How popular is Nara?
In 2025, Nara was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nara is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nara
How popular is the name Nara?
In 2025, Nara was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nara a girl's or a boy's name?
Nara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Nara?
Nara has 2 syllables.
When was Nara most popular?
Nara peaked in 2024, when 72 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nara currently ranks #1,002 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.