Feminine dossier · first seen 1892

Mara

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

568

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1892Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

9.5%

2024

514

All-time

23,535

Mara 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 2021, when 568 girls were named Mara.

In 2024, only 514 girls were given the name.

Down 9.5% from its peak.

All told, about 23,535 Americans have been named Mara and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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