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Lara

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lara: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Katharina Liebert. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Lara: Recorded every year since 1968, it reached #25 in 2002, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #85 to #174.200020052010201520202025#85#174
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1968 to 2025.

In 2025: #98 among girls in England and Wales, #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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1999–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.

Lara's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#98465HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#98474HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#92525HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#85559HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#98539HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#101505HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#97540HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#110474HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#126446HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#118484HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#125462HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#115484HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#108503HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#115501HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#119494HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#124462HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#120455HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#110504HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#115472HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#98528HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#105480HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#98522HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#91568HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#97482HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#134335HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#137340HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#136347HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#131356HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#146319HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#174255HighVerified
2023New South Wales, Australiafemale#8181InsufficientNot yet available
2022New South Wales, Australiafemale#9276InsufficientNot yet available
2021New South Wales, Australiafemale#67104InsufficientNot yet available
2020New South Wales, Australiafemale#67106InsufficientNot yet available
2019New South Wales, Australiafemale#68102InsufficientNot yet available
2018New South Wales, Australiafemale#6997InsufficientNot yet available
2017New South Wales, Australiafemale#7298InsufficientNot yet available
2016New South Wales, Australiafemale#71100InsufficientNot yet available
2015New South Wales, Australiafemale#67103InsufficientNot yet available
2014New South Wales, Australiafemale#71103InsufficientNot yet available
2013New South Wales, Australiafemale#53124InsufficientNot yet available
2012New South Wales, Australiafemale#63115InsufficientNot yet available
2011New South Wales, Australiafemale#47140InsufficientNot yet available
2010New South Wales, Australiafemale#42148InsufficientNot yet available
2009New South Wales, Australiafemale#32181InsufficientNot yet available
2008New South Wales, Australiafemale#28188InsufficientNot yet available
2007New South Wales, Australiafemale#29199InsufficientNot yet available
2006New South Wales, Australiafemale#32178InsufficientNot yet available
2005New South Wales, Australiafemale#31184InsufficientNot yet available
2004New South Wales, Australiafemale#27191InsufficientNot yet available
2003New South Wales, Australiafemale#26208InsufficientNot yet available
2002New South Wales, Australiafemale#25215InsufficientNot yet available
2001New South Wales, Australiafemale#41160InsufficientNot yet available
2000New South Wales, Australiafemale#72117InsufficientNot yet available
1999New South Wales, Australiafemale#66116InsufficientNot yet available
2024Northern Irelandfemale#11018HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#5140HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#8126HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#9724HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#11119HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#8326HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#7532HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#9124HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#10823HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#14416HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#8627HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#8927HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#8928HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#9327HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#7733HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#13815HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#10623HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#6435HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#6133HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#8026HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#7626HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#7327HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#8225HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#10020HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#15112HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#14613HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#1978HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#17211HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#14436HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#16928HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#14436HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#12939HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#13236HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#13237HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#17430HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#15635HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#30315HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#25421HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#20926HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#21626HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#27020HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#21926HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#21725HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#21827HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#23323HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#31615HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#26619HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#33313HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#26618HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#26917HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#31413HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#30014HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#27515HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#31113HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5206HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#6154HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5166HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#38910HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5256HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#5785HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5157HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6125HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6674HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#6095HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#6464HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5356HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#4977HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#6094HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#5415HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#5534HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#10247HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#14233HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#11143HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#10549HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8566HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8065HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#10354HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#9165HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#9164HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#9363HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#9766HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#9866HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#9572HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#11454HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#10167HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#10265HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#12453HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#14841HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#9366HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#11052HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#12340HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#10451HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#10350HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#8062HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#11044HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#9844HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#13628HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#16621HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#23518HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#24814HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#27212HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#4504HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4155HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#28411HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#4454HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#30410HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#3627HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4225HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#3866HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3657HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#4016HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#4255HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#3866HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4016HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#3886HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#5183HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#3298HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#3437HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3935HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#4025HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#28510HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#3267HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3964HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#2888HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#4013HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#13134HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Lara is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Lara, between 1968 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2022Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2022Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2023New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1999New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2000New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2001New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2002New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2003New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2004New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2005New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2006New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2007New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2008New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2009New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2010New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2011New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2012New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2013New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2014New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2015New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2016New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2017New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2018New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2019New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2020New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2021New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2022New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2023New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 2002ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419682025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1968–202558#80 in 2002
Norway1968–202542#129 in 2022
England and Wales1996–202530#85 in 2022
Northern Ireland1997–202428#51 in 2023
New South Wales, Australia1999–202325#25 in 2002
Scotland20241#131 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Lara

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1968–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.