Ara
Unisex · AR-a
Unisex
Ara is a name. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 3,249th for girls in the US (48 babies).
What does Ara mean?
Several unrelated sources, including Armenian and Latin
Ara the Handsome is a legendary king of Armenia, and ara is Latin for 'altar', the name of a southern constellation.
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Is Ara a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ara has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 48 girls and 10 boys in the US.
How popular is Ara in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Ara, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 14 girls. 4 boys were also named Ara in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71% of the babies named Ara in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Ara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Ara in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,249among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Ara, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 78 girls. 10 boys were also named Ara in 2025 (7,675th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ara than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Ara in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 53 girls in the US were given Ara or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,492, up from #3,249 for this spelling alone.
- Ara 48
- Arra 5
In 2025, 83% of the babies named Ara in the US were girls.
Ara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #3,249 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3,119 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3,140 |
| 2022 | 78 | #2,364 |
| 2021 | 75 | #2,384 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3,002 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,743 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2,744 |
| 2016 | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2015 | 49 | #3,299 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3,643 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 23 | #3,643 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 24 | #3,196 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,969 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,263 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,781 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,551 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,273 |
| 1948 | 16 | #2,490 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 |
| 1946 | 20 | #2,093 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,824 |
| 1944 | 16 | #2,198 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,250 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,531 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,881 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,549 |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,663 |
| 1934 | 34 | #1,221 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,448 |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,458 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,446 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,540 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,403 |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,166 |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,347 |
| 1924 | 50 | #1,107 |
| 1923 | 38 | #1,267 |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,269 |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,126 |
| 1920 | 51 | #1,038 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,194 |
| 1918 | 52 | #999 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1916 | 47 | #1,005 |
| 1915 | 47 | #968 |
| 1914 | 40 | #932 |
| 1913 | 34 | #913 |
| 1912 | 30 | #919 |
| 1911 | 23 | #898 |
| 1910 | 23 | #896 |
| 1909 | 12 | #1,219 |
| 1908 | 25 | #768 |
| 1907 | 27 | #726 |
| 1906 | 18 | #872 |
| 1905 | 17 | #900 |
| 1904 | 18 | #853 |
| 1903 | 23 | #695 |
| 1902 | 20 | #773 |
| 1901 | 30 | #559 |
| 1900 | 25 | #725 |
| 1899 | 12 | #935 |
| 1898 | 25 | #650 |
| 1897 | 20 | #699 |
| 1896 | 21 | #688 |
| 1895 | 22 | #658 |
| 1894 | 15 | #782 |
| 1893 | 19 | #662 |
| 1892 | 21 | #616 |
| 1891 | 18 | #624 |
| 1890 | 22 | #558 |
| 1889 | 22 | #543 |
| 1888 | 20 | #558 |
| 1887 | 16 | #560 |
| 1886 | 17 | #540 |
| 1885 | 17 | #520 |
| 1884 | 18 | #479 |
| 1883 | 7 | #754 |
| 1882 | 10 | #596 |
| 1881 | 8 | #623 |
| 1880 | 6 | #738 |
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