Alara
Alara is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 234 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2340.01% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024234 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1989
- 1,742people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,742 girls have been named Alara in the United States since 1989, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 234 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 44%.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Alara was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Alara
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Keilanipeak 2022
- Inayapeak 2023
- Alanipeak 2022
- Gaiapeak 2023
- Noapeak 2024
- Elanipeak 2024
- Alyapeak 2021
- Lavenderpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.