Lara

Meaning and origin of Lara

Popularity of Lara in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Lara has been stable (+3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lara every 8.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Lara in English-speaking countries

Lara ranks 82^nd in Northern Ireland, 95^th in England and Wales and 108^th in Scotland, against 158^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  82^nd girls’ name73 babies in 3 years1 girl in 308+2.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  108^th girls’ name121 babies in 3 years1 girl in 449+4.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  95^th girls’ name1,464 babies in 3 years1 girl in 524+1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  113^th girls’ name123 babies in 3 years1 girl in 527−5.3% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  195^th girls’ name60 babies in 3 years1 girl in 700−4.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  148^th girls’ name208 babies in 3 years1 girl in 743+7.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  340^th girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,323

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  717^th girls’ name1,173 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,119+0.8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Larah15
• Lahra5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lara

• Mira
• Tiana
• Roza
• Tania
• Lana
• Soline
• Lily
• Aurore
• Faustine
• Laura
• Lucy
• Maxine

See also

• →French names of Latin origin