Is Nara a boy or girl name?

Nara is a girl’s name. Of the 1,069 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.4% were girls and 1.6% were boys.

Nara

Recorded 1909–2025 · United States

Nara was most popular in 2024, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,425 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,387, with 72 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,069 people named Nara.

Nara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nara’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nara is a girl’s name — 98.4% of the 1,069 Americans given it were girls and 1.6% 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 Nara

Where Nara is most concentrated

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

California 7.0×

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