Is Vara a boy or girl name?

Vara is a girl’s name. Of the 762 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Vara

Recorded 1887–2025 · United States

Vara was most popular in 1922, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,111 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 762 people named Vara.

Vara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vara’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 762 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.

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