Ara

Unisex

Ara has been given to 4,866 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2021.

Meaning & origin /ˈeɪ.ɹə/

From Latin āra (“altar”).

Origin: Armenian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,866

Peak year

2021 (93 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -2%

Gender split

73% girls / 27% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ara.

4,872 babies since 1975

4,857 babies since 1883

4,878 babies since 1923

4,848 babies since 1971

4,885 babies since 1963

4,824 babies since 1960

4,913 babies since 2004

4,814 babies since 1986

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