Nara
About Nara
Soft, simple, and far more unusual than Tara or Farrah. As a Japanese place name, it's been used occasionally as a surname and is beginning to be used as a first. Nara is also the name of a Hindu (male) God and the name means "man" in Hindi.
Pronounced NAR-uh.
As of October 2026, Nara ranked #2476 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2447 in 1909.
Editor's take: The name Nara is a girl's name of Japanese, Hindi, Celtic origin meaning "happy".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,739 | 30 | 16.8 |
| 2015 | #3,639 | 43 | 24.1 |
| 2016 | #4,808 | 29 | 16.4 |
| 2017 | #3,532 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2018 | #3,544 | 44 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | #3,595 | 43 | 25.6 |
| 2020 | #3,983 | 36 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | #3,281 | 49 | 29.9 |
| 2022 | #3,453 | 46 | 28 |
| 2023 | #3,892 | 39 | 24.3 |
| 2024 | #2,491 | 72 | 44.4 |
| 2025 | #2,476 | 72 | 44.8 |
World rankings
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Nara on lists
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- Jang Na
ra, South Korean singer and actress
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Nara in pop culture
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- Shikamaru Nara
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- "Arrival in Nara" and "Leaving Nara
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ancient capital of Japan from AD 710 to 794