Ara is an uncommon variant of Aria that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Ara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,255 among girls (48) and #7,714 among boys (10) — overall #5,089 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #3,255 | #7,714 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | #3,125 | #6,217 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | #3,144 | #4,895 |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | #2,365 | #8,361 |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | #2,387 | #5,127 |
| 2020 | 72 | 72 | #2,933 | #5,246 |
| 2019 | 70 | 70 | #3,006 | #5,568 |
| 2018 | 74 | 74 | #2,752 | #6,732 |
| 2017 | 79 | 79 | #2,750 | #5,308 |
| 2016 | 66 | 66 | #3,105 | #6,381 |
| 2015 | 59 | 59 | #3,304 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 56 | 56 | #3,278 | #9,718 |
| 2013 | 52 | 52 | #3,650 | #7,570 |
| 2012 | 64 | 64 | #3,045 | #8,199 |
| 2011 | 38 | 38 | #4,932 | #7,539 |
| 2010 | 40 | 40 | #4,318 | #10,858 |
| 2009 | 40 | 40 | #4,814 | #7,726 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | #5,454 | #6,419 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | #6,124 | #9,850 |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | #4,830 | #6,117 |
| 2005 | 41 | 41 | #4,847 | #5,591 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #6,250 | #8,190 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #5,830 | #9,654 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #5,920 | #7,083 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #7,778 | #6,480 |
| 2000 | 36 | 36 | #4,193 | #8,256 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | #5,922 | #5,680 |
| 1998 | 32 | 32 | #7,144 | #3,712 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #6,880 | #4,072 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #5,788 | #5,554 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #6,283 | #5,524 |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #5,731 | #4,302 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | #7,068 | #3,669 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #7,556 | #4,586 |
| 1991 | 32 | — | #5,970 | #3,470 |
| 1990 | 27 | — | #6,146 | #4,183 |
| 1989 | 45 | — | #4,027 | #2,911 |
| 1988 | 42 | — | #3,702 | #3,084 |
| 1987 | 31 | — | #3,993 | #4,257 |
| 1986 | 39 | — | #3,655 | #3,012 |
| 1985 | 43 | — | #3,737 | #2,431 |
| 1984 | 32 | — | #4,331 | #2,965 |
| 1983 | 38 | — | #3,960 | #2,497 |
| 1982 | 38 | — | #3,183 | #3,700 |
| 1981 | 45 | — | #3,148 | #2,575 |
| 1980 | 50 | — | #3,513 | #2,004 |
| 1979 | 44 | — | #3,447 | #2,314 |
| 1978 | 53 | — | #3,203 | #1,798 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #3,769 | #2,207 |
| 1976 | 47 | — | #3,548 | #1,783 |
| 1975 | 58 | — | #2,971 | #1,531 |
| 1974 | 50 | — | #3,563 | #1,546 |
| 1973 | 43 | — | #3,349 | #1,820 |
| 1972 | 38 | — | #3,284 | #2,085 |
| 1971 | 37 | — | #3,378 | #2,205 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #7,113 | #2,301 |
| 1969 | 38 | — | #4,208 | #1,607 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | #5,667 | #2,584 |
| 1967 | 31 | — | #3,855 | #1,811 |
| 1966 | 26 | — | #4,208 | #1,968 |
| 1965 | 28 | — | #3,270 | #2,274 |
| 1964 | 25 | — | #3,383 | #2,670 |
| 1963 | 34 | — | #3,071 | #1,961 |
| 1962 | 18 | — | #3,792 | #3,657 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | #4,256 | #3,660 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | #4,451 | #2,541 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #4,313 | #4,018 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #3,934 | #2,826 |
| 1957 | 18 | — | #3,947 | #3,033 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | #4,477 | #3,552 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,082 | — |
| 1954 | 21 | — | #2,894 | #3,465 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #3,489 | — |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #3,560 | — |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #3,493 | — |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #2,915 | — |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #2,275 | #3,315 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #2,496 | — |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,251 | — |
| 1946 | 26 | — | #2,095 | #3,195 |
| 1945 | 21 | — | #1,826 | — |
| 1944 | 23 | — | #2,205 | #2,872 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | #2,257 | #3,243 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | #2,828 | #3,588 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #2,537 | #2,883 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | #1,794 | — |
| 1939 | 23 | — | #1,884 | #3,501 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1937 | 27 | — | #1,631 | #3,546 |
| 1936 | 23 | — | #1,553 | — |
| 1935 | 36 | — | #1,665 | #1,841 |
| 1934 | 45 | — | #1,221 | #2,272 |
| 1933 | 27 | — | #1,840 | #2,550 |
| 1932 | 37 | — | #1,452 | #2,471 |
| 1931 | 39 | — | #1,460 | #2,102 |
| 1930 | 24 | — | #2,116 | #3,036 |
| 1929 | 47 | — | #1,449 | #1,734 |
| 1928 | 38 | — | #1,545 | #2,526 |
| 1927 | 44 | — | #1,407 | #2,528 |
| 1926 | 57 | — | #1,167 | #2,194 |
| 1925 | 46 | — | #1,350 | #2,601 |
| 1924 | 56 | — | #1,110 | #3,892 |
| 1923 | 49 | — | #1,268 | #2,624 |
| 1922 | 47 | — | #1,272 | #3,027 |
| 1921 | 56 | — | #1,127 | #2,813 |
| 1920 | 59 | — | #1,039 | #3,223 |
| 1919 | 48 | — | #1,195 | #2,889 |
| 1918 | 52 | — | #1,000 | — |
| 1917 | 45 | — | #1,128 | #4,007 |
| 1916 | 52 | — | #1,005 | #3,925 |
| 1915 | 55 | — | #969 | #2,842 |
| 1914 | 49 | — | #932 | #2,278 |
| 1913 | 40 | — | #914 | #2,512 |
| 1912 | 36 | — | #920 | #2,288 |
| 1911 | 23 | — | #900 | — |
| 1910 | 28 | — | #896 | #1,601 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | #1,225 | — |
| 1908 | 25 | — | #769 | — |
| 1907 | 27 | — | #727 | — |
| 1906 | 18 | — | #873 | — |
| 1905 | 17 | — | #903 | — |
| 1904 | 18 | — | #854 | — |
| 1903 | 23 | — | #695 | — |
| 1902 | 20 | — | #774 | — |
| 1901 | 30 | — | #559 | — |
| 1900 | 25 | — | #726 | — |
| 1899 | 12 | — | #936 | — |
| 1898 | 25 | — | #651 | — |
| 1897 | 20 | — | #700 | — |
| 1896 | 21 | — | #688 | — |
| 1895 | 22 | — | #658 | — |
| 1894 | 15 | — | #785 | — |
| 1893 | 24 | — | #662 | #1,041 |
| 1892 | 21 | — | #617 | — |
| 1891 | 18 | — | #625 | — |
| 1890 | 22 | — | #558 | — |
| 1889 | 22 | — | #544 | — |
| 1888 | 20 | — | #560 | — |
| 1887 | 16 | — | #561 | — |
| 1886 | 17 | — | #541 | — |
| 1885 | 17 | — | #523 | — |
| 1884 | 18 | — | #481 | — |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #756 | — |
| 1882 | 10 | — | #597 | — |
| 1881 | 8 | — | #628 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #744 | — |