Is Alara a boy or girl name?

Alara is a girl’s name. Of the 2,183 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Alara

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Alara was most popular in 2025, when 441 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,284 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,284, with 441 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,183 people named Alara.

Alara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alara’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,183 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alara

Where Alara is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org