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Nara

/ˈnɑɹə/ · 98% girls · 72 born in 2025

Nara has been given to about 1,069 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnɑɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,024
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 72
  • Born in 202572
  • All time1,069
  • England & Wales, 202534

How popular is Nara?

Its best year was 2024, when 72 babies were given the name, ranking 2503rd. The typical living American called Nara is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Nara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sara0.81
  2. Tara0.81
  3. Kara0.81
  4. Cara0.81
  5. Lara0.81
  6. Mara0.81
  7. Zara0.81
  8. Dara0.81

Middle names for Nara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nara Josephine0.84
  2. Nara Rose0.83
  3. Nara Louise0.83
  4. Nara June0.82
  5. Nara Pearl0.82
  6. Nara Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.92
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.92
  3. Jasielbrother · 0.91
  4. Emilianasister · 0.91
  5. Romysister · 0.90
  6. Maisysister · 0.90

Where Nara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nara White0.78
  2. Nara Reyes0.78
  3. Nara Moore0.78
  4. Nara Lee0.78
  5. Nara Hill0.78
  6. Nara Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nara

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Nara across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.