Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Ara

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ara
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

34.6%

2024

All-time

3,517

Ara has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 78 girls were named Ara.

In 2024, only 51 girls were given the name.

Down 34.6% from its peak.

All told, about 3,517 Americans have been named Ara and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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