Ara
4 countries#3249 in United States, 2025US
#3249
in United States, 2025
SCOT
16
total births, Scotland
NI
3
total births, Northern Ireland
FR
3
total births, France
Total births recorded
4,888
Peak year (United States)
2021
Peak-year count
93
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ara was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance
Country by country
United States
4,866 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3249 · peaked in 2021 with 93 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Alabama, New York, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
16 births recorded 2009–2021 · peaked in 2017 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 2020–2020 · peaked in 2020 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
3 births recorded 1929–1929 · peaked in 1929 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ara’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #4811 | — |
| 2007 | #6093 | ↓1282 |
| 2008 | #5434 | ↑659 |
| 2009 | #4805 | ↑629 |
| 2010 | #4306 | ↑499 |
| 2011 | #4915 | ↓609 |
| 2012 | #3040 | ↑1875 |
| 2013 | #3645 | ↓605 |
| 2014 | #3272 | ↑373 |
| 2015 | #3299 | ↓27 |
| 2016 | #3100 | ↑199 |
| 2017 | #2744 | ↑356 |
| 2018 | #2744 | — |
| 2019 | #3002 | ↓258 |
| 2020 | #2931 | ↑71 |
| 2021 | #2384 | ↑547 |
| 2022 | #2364 | ↑20 |
| 2023 | #3140 | ↓776 |
| 2024 | #3119 | ↑21 |
| 2025 | #3249 | ↓130 |