Lara
LAAH-ra
Russian, diminutive of Larissa or Larisa
"citadel"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Lara Origin and Meaning
Variation of Larissa
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# 740 in the US
Lara Rank in US Top 1000
# 623 on Nameberry
Lara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Lara
- 740US2024
- 623Nameberry2026
- 124Canada2024
- 645Future2028
- 98England2024
- 132scotland2024
- 85Ireland2021
- 100Australia2023
- 35Germany2025
- 57Netherlands2025
- 16Spain2023
- 19Portugal2022
- 32Brazil2023
- 50Belgium2024
- 26switzerland2024
- 19Austria2024
- 19Hungary2024
- 92Poland2024
- 10slovenia2024
- 84Bosnia and Herzegovina2024
- 11Croatia2024
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Famous People Named Lara
- Lara Flynn BoyleAmerican actress
- Lara Catherina StoneDutch,English supermodel
- Lara Spencer (born Lara Christine Von Seelen)American TV news anchor
- Lara BingleAustralian model and reality TV personality
- Lara WollingtonEnglish actress
- Lara McDonnellEnglish actress
- Lara Parker (born Mary Lamar Rickey)American actress
- Lara PulverEnglish Actress
- Lara Dutta (Bhupathi)Indian actress and Miss Universe 2000
- Lara CardellaItalian novelist
- Lara Jill MillerAmerican voice actress
- Lara FabianBelgo,Canadian singer
- Lara LoganAmerican TV journalist
- Lara St. JohnCanadian violinist
- Lara Veronin aka Lara Lianglead singer in Taiwanese band Nan Quan Mama
- Lara Yunaska Trumpwife of businessman Eric Trump; daughter,in,law of President Donald Trump
The name Lara in Pop Culture
- Lara Croftmain character in the Tomb Raider video game series
- Lara Jean Song Coveymain character in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" series by Jenny Han
- Lara Antipovacharacter in Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago," 1965 movie, and basis for song "Lara's Theme" by Maurice Jarr
- Lara LorVan, biological mother of Superman
- Lara Buterskayacharacter in John Green's "Looking for Alaska".
- Laracharacter in Turkish TV series "I Named Her Feriha"
- "LaraA Tale," poem by Lord Byron
- Lara Rajagopalanmember of Katseye
- Lara Lor-VanSuperman's biological mother
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