Infographic of Lara name meaning, which is “The sweet and dainty,” from the Greek laws, sweet, dainty. In Roman mythology, a nymph, the daughter of the river-god Almo.
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Lara Name Popularity

How popular is the name Lara? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 5 0.0004%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 6 0.0005%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 6 0.0005%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 5 0.0005%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 5 0.0005%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 0 0%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 5 0.0003%
1960 — 15 0.0008%
1961 — 22 0.0012%
1962 — 12 0.0007%
1963 — 26 0.0014%
1964 — 11 0.0006%
1965 — 27 0.0017%
1966 — 192 0.0123%
1967 — 930 0.0613%
1968 — 1,271 0.0846%
1969 — 1,337 0.0868%
1970 — 1,306 0.0821%
1971 — 1,030 0.0685%
1972 — 802 0.0589%
1973 — 628 0.0484%
1974 — 557 0.0429%
1975 — 604 0.047%
1976 — 755 0.0586%
1977 — 628 0.0466%
1978 — 523 0.0389%
1979 — 453 0.0321%
1980 — 551 0.0377%
1981 — 540 0.0367%
1982 — 595 0.0398%
1983 — 462 0.0313%
1984 — 460 0.0309%
1985 — 446 0.0294%
1986 — 501 0.0332%
1987 — 504 0.033%
1988 — 519 0.0333%
1989 — 428 0.0265%
1990 — 412 0.0249%
1991 — 327 0.0201%
1992 — 312 0.0195%
1993 — 219 0.014%
1994 — 240 0.0156%
1995 — 207 0.0137%
1996 — 225 0.015%
1997 — 185 0.0125%
1998 — 217 0.0145%
1999 — 229 0.0153%
2000 — 199 0.013%
2001 — 277 0.0184%
2002 — 364 0.0243%
2003 — 289 0.019%
2004 — 304 0.0199%
2005 — 270 0.0177%
2006 — 265 0.0169%
2007 — 251 0.0159%
2008 — 247 0.016%
2009 — 239 0.016%
2010 — 257 0.0178%
2011 — 240 0.0168%
2012 — 258 0.0181%
2013 — 229 0.0161%
2014 — 285 0.0196%
2015 — 285 0.0196%
2016 — 338 0.0234%
2017 — 304 0.0218%
2018 — 315 0.0229%
2019 — 352 0.026%
2020 — 340 0.0267%
2021 — 357 0.0292%
2022 — 375 0.0284%
2023 — 343 0.0265%

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What names are variants of Lara?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Lara.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Laralaine

Protection

Latin

Laramae

Protection

Latin

Larina

Protection

Latin

Larinda

Protection

Latin

Larita

Protection

Latin

Larra

Protection

Latin


What names sound like Lara?

If you like how Lara sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Lara.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Larae

American

Laray

American

Larea

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Lari

Cheerful, lighthearted; the bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Laura

Laurel

Latin

Lawra

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Lira

Foreign, true

German

Lora

A variant short form of Leonora and Laura.

Latin

Lura

German

Lyra

Lyre

Greek


What names are similar to Lara?

Find a name that’s like Lara, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lala

Tulip

Slavic


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8 Comments

  1. My babies name is Lara. I chose this name because i could feel she was going to be strong, free spirited, and i hope adventurous. Her father and i are big gamers and nerds and my favorite game series besides assassin creed is Tomb Raider. So i named her after a strong female character, Lara Croft. To make her name even stronger, her middle name is the name of the strongest and most resilient woman i have ever known. My grandmother, Germaine. My daughters name is Lara Germaine.

  2. My maiden name is Lara husband’s sur name is McTague, his middle name is Francis. We named our daughter LARA FRANCES MCTAGUE. She. Is proud of her name!

  3. It just suits her

  4. Not really sure how we found it but my partner loved it and it suits her

  5. We live in South Africa and wanted a name that you could pronounce in our local languages as well as in English. We came upon the name watching Lara Croft – haha. Dad loved the brave and adventurous character. We wanted the name to be easy to pronounce as dad and myself both have difficult names. We loved the simplicity of the name!

    • I was named Lara after the character in Doctor Zhivago. I’m almost 40 and people have NEVER known how to pronounce my name! I hear people mispronounce Lara Croft all the time too. Glad it’s easier where you are!

      • My story is the same!

      • My story is pretty much the same. People can’t really roll the R in English, and my mom loved Dr. Zhivago, which is why I got my name hahaha. She also said it was because it was a short name, and she knew I was going to be an adventurous kid whom she’d have to call by my name all the time. ?


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