Lara
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Lara: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Lara: Recorded every year since 1968, it reached #25 in 2002, and it stood at #102 in 2025.
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #174 |
| 1997 | #146 |
| 1998 | #131 |
| 1999 | #136 |
| 2000 | #137 |
| 2001 | #134 |
| 2002 | #97 |
| 2003 | #91 |
| 2004 | #98 |
| 2005 | #105 |
| 2006 | #98 |
| 2007 | #115 |
| 2008 | #110 |
| 2009 | #120 |
| 2010 | #124 |
| 2011 | #119 |
| 2012 | #115 |
| 2013 | #108 |
| 2014 | #115 |
| 2015 | #125 |
| 2016 | #118 |
| 2017 | #126 |
| 2018 | #110 |
| 2019 | #97 |
| 2020 | #101 |
| 2021 | #98 |
| 2022 | #85 |
| 2023 | #92 |
| 2024 | #98 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1968 to 2025.
In 2025: #102 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #144 among girls in Norway.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1968–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in New South Wales, Australia in 2002.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #98 | 474 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #92 | 525 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #85 | 559 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #98 | 539 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #101 | 505 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #97 | 540 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #110 | 474 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #126 | 446 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #118 | 484 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #125 | 462 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #115 | 484 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #108 | 503 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #115 | 501 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #119 | 494 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #124 | 462 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #120 | 455 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #110 | 504 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #115 | 472 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #98 | 528 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #105 | 480 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #98 | 522 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #91 | 568 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #97 | 482 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #134 | 335 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #137 | 340 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #136 | 347 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #131 | 356 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #146 | 319 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #174 | 255 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #81 | 81 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2022 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #92 | 76 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2021 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #67 | 104 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #67 | 106 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2019 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #68 | 102 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2018 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #69 | 97 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2017 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #72 | 98 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #71 | 100 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #67 | 103 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #71 | 103 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #53 | 124 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #63 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #47 | 140 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #42 | 148 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #32 | 181 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 188 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 199 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #32 | 178 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #31 | 184 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 191 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #26 | 208 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #25 | 215 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #41 | 160 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #72 | 117 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #66 | 116 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | female | #110 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | female | #51 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | female | #81 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | female | #97 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | female | #111 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | female | #83 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | female | #75 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | female | #91 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | female | #108 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | female | #144 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | female | #86 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | female | #89 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #89 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #93 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #77 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | female | #138 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #106 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #64 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #61 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | female | #80 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #76 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #73 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #82 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #100 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #151 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #146 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #197 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #172 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | female | #144 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #169 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #144 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #129 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | female | #132 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | female | #132 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #174 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #156 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #303 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | female | #254 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #209 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #216 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #270 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #219 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #217 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #218 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | female | #233 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #316 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #266 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | female | #333 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | female | #266 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | female | #269 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #314 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | female | #300 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #275 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #311 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #520 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | female | #615 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #516 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #389 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #525 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #578 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #515 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #612 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | female | #667 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #609 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #646 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #535 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #497 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #609 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | female | #541 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | female | #553 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #102 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #142 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #111 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #105 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #85 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #80 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #103 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #91 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #91 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #93 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #97 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #98 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #95 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #114 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #101 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #102 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #124 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #148 | 41 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #93 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #110 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #123 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #104 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #103 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #80 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #110 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #98 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #136 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #166 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #235 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #248 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #272 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #450 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #415 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #456 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #284 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #517 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #445 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #304 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #362 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #422 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #386 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #365 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #401 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #425 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #386 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #401 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #391 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #388 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #518 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #329 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #343 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #393 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #402 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #285 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #326 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #396 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #288 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #401 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | female | #131 | 34 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Pronunciation
- Nicknames and spelling variants
Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in New South Wales, Australia in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.