Lara is an established variant of Laura that peaked in 1969 and has grown less common since.
Lara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #693 for girl births in the United States (and #1,355 across all names), given to 409 babies — 419 including U.S. territories. Lara was first reported in SSA data in 1887 and peaked in 1969 (1,354 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 409 | 419 | #693 | — |
| 2024 | 380 | 398 | #741 | — |
| 2023 | 384 | 399 | #731 | — |
| 2022 | 424 | 443 | #695 | — |
| 2021 | 427 | 460 | #681 | — |
| 2020 | 396 | 412 | #710 | — |
| 2019 | 413 | 434 | #702 | — |
| 2018 | 359 | 370 | #761 | — |
| 2017 | 365 | 381 | #762 | — |
| 2016 | 378 | 393 | #756 | — |
| 2015 | 345 | 359 | #813 | — |
| 2014 | 337 | 358 | #821 | — |
| 2013 | 295 | 319 | #876 | — |
| 2012 | 313 | 327 | #855 | — |
| 2011 | 278 | 299 | #930 | — |
| 2010 | 301 | 329 | #881 | — |
| 2009 | 287 | 305 | #933 | — |
| 2008 | 292 | 323 | #933 | — |
| 2007 | 290 | 314 | #932 | — |
| 2006 | 322 | 355 | #834 | — |
| 2005 | 319 | 338 | #811 | — |
| 2004 | 359 | 382 | #735 | — |
| 2003 | 349 | 377 | #736 | — |
| 2002 | 402 | 446 | #635 | — |
| 2001 | 336 | 357 | #725 | — |
| 2000 | 262 | 262 | #848 | — |
| 1999 | 278 | 278 | #789 | — |
| 1998 | 259 | 259 | #823 | — |
| 1997 | 242 | — | #847 | — |
| 1996 | 271 | — | #776 | — |
| 1995 | 260 | — | #773 | — |
| 1994 | 287 | — | #725 | — |
| 1993 | 276 | — | #753 | — |
| 1992 | 353 | — | #640 | — |
| 1991 | 379 | — | #594 | — |
| 1990 | 448 | — | #539 | #7,707 |
| 1989 | 480 | — | #489 | — |
| 1988 | 558 | — | #420 | — |
| 1987 | 539 | — | #413 | — |
| 1986 | 538 | — | #409 | — |
| 1985 | 487 | — | #449 | — |
| 1984 | 508 | — | #420 | — |
| 1983 | 520 | — | #422 | #5,915 |
| 1982 | 626 | — | #370 | — |
| 1981 | 583 | — | #388 | — |
| 1980 | 579 | — | #393 | — |
| 1979 | 500 | — | #421 | — |
| 1978 | 561 | — | #376 | — |
| 1977 | 662 | — | #342 | — |
| 1976 | 775 | — | #294 | — |
| 1975 | 637 | — | #344 | — |
| 1974 | 600 | — | #360 | — |
| 1973 | 662 | — | #334 | — |
| 1972 | 830 | — | #296 | — |
| 1971 | 1,053 | — | #273 | — |
| 1970 | 1,337 | — | #235 | #5,128 |
| 1969 | 1,360 | — | #223 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 1,295 | — | #227 | — |
| 1967 | 951 | — | #277 | #3,790 |
| 1966 | 236 | — | #619 | — |
| 1965 | 65 | — | #1,376 | — |
| 1964 | 57 | — | #1,512 | — |
| 1963 | 78 | — | #1,245 | — |
| 1962 | 61 | — | #1,421 | — |
| 1961 | 55 | — | #1,527 | — |
| 1960 | 49 | — | #1,608 | — |
| 1959 | 35 | — | #1,902 | — |
| 1958 | 32 | — | #1,966 | — |
| 1957 | 22 | — | #2,455 | — |
| 1956 | 30 | — | #1,985 | — |
| 1955 | 18 | — | #2,679 | — |
| 1954 | 29 | — | #1,965 | — |
| 1953 | 19 | — | #2,471 | — |
| 1952 | 19 | — | #2,461 | — |
| 1951 | 20 | — | #2,287 | — |
| 1950 | 17 | — | #2,495 | — |
| 1949 | 15 | — | #2,678 | — |
| 1948 | 17 | — | #2,452 | — |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #3,154 | — |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #2,544 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,532 | — |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #2,571 | — |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #4,007 | — |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,318 | — |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,472 | — |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,497 | — |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,822 | — |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,669 | — |
| 1937 | 11 | — | #2,642 | — |
| 1936 | 18 | — | #1,835 | — |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #2,155 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,367 | — |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,784 | — |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,431 | — |
| 1931 | 19 | — | #1,836 | — |
| 1930 | 18 | — | #1,987 | — |
| 1929 | 17 | — | #2,055 | — |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #2,332 | — |
| 1927 | 24 | — | #1,748 | — |
| 1926 | 21 | — | #1,907 | — |
| 1925 | 26 | — | #1,670 | — |
| 1924 | 20 | — | #2,034 | — |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,413 | — |
| 1922 | 18 | — | #2,152 | — |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,438 | — |
| 1920 | 18 | — | #2,125 | — |
| 1919 | 13 | — | #2,578 | — |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #2,753 | #4,510 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,259 | — |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,835 | — |
| 1915 | 14 | — | #2,192 | — |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,405 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #3,023 | — |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,908 | — |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #1,414 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,852 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #2,091 | — |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,765 | — |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,726 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,489 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,772 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,652 | — |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,727 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,828 | — |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,666 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,594 | — |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,557 | — |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,428 | — |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,226 | — |