Nara is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Nara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,476 for girl births in the United States (and #4,416 across all names), given to 72 babies. Nara was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 2024 (72 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | #2,476 | — |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | #2,503 | — |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | #3,896 | — |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | #3,456 | — |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | #3,285 | — |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 | #3,983 | — |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #3,598 | — |
| 2018 | 44 | 44 | #3,546 | — |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | #3,534 | — |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #4,812 | — |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #3,639 | — |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #4,739 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #5,955 | #13,454 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #6,276 | — |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #5,318 | — |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #7,787 | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | #5,843 | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #6,299 | — |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #7,644 | — |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,752 | — |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #7,797 | — |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #9,105 | — |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #8,904 | — |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,292 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,576 | — |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,476 | — |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #8,628 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,829 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,381 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #11,418 | — |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,218 | — |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,360 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,156 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,955 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,006 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,853 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #10,008 | — |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #8,492 | #5,900 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,185 | — |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #7,360 | #7,259 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,806 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,788 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,938 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,793 | — |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,245 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,690 | — |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,891 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,659 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #7,042 | — |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,390 | — |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,301 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,280 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,816 | — |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,640 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,278 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,801 | — |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,878 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,682 | — |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,397 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,548 | — |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,923 | — |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #4,108 | — |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,447 | — |