Lara

Girl name

Lara has been given to 30,202 babies in the U.S. since 1887. It peaked in 1969 and currently ranks #693 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈlɑː.ɹə/

Anglicized from Russian Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago.

Origin: Russian, Ukrainian

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

30,202

Peak year

1969 (1,360 babies)

Rank in 2025

#693 for girls

First recorded

1887

10-year trend

▲ +19%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Lara

Lara Dutta

Indian actress (born 1978)

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

Lara Flynn Boyle

American actress (born 1970)

Lara Gut-Behrami

Swiss alpine skier

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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