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 1,572 5 0.0004%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 1,555 6 0.0005%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 1,497 6 0.0005%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 1,536 5 0.0005%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 1,564 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 2,233 5 0.0003%
1960 1,606 15 0.0008%
1961 1,465 22 0.0012%
1962 1,751 12 0.0007%
1963 1,372 26 0.0014%
1964 1,838 11 0.0006%
1965 1,351 27 0.0017%
1966 617 192 0.0123%
1967 274 930 0.0613%
1968 226 1,271 0.0846%
1969 220 1,337 0.0868%
1970 235 1,306 0.0821%
1971 271 1,030 0.0685%
1972 295 802 0.0589%
1973 332 628 0.0484%
1974 358 557 0.0429%
1975 342 604 0.047%
1976 291 755 0.0586%
1977 341 628 0.0466%
1978 376 523 0.0389%
1979 423 453 0.0321%
1980 389 551 0.0377%
1981 395 540 0.0367%
1982 367 595 0.0398%
1983 428 462 0.0313%
1984 422 460 0.0309%
1985 449 446 0.0294%
1986 408 501 0.0332%
1987 413 504 0.033%
1988 414 519 0.0333%
1989 496 428 0.0265%
1990 518 412 0.0249%
1991 609 327 0.0201%
1992 637 312 0.0195%
1993 765 219 0.014%
1994 729 240 0.0156%
1995 781 207 0.0137%
1996 764 225 0.015%
1997 866 185 0.0125%
1998 801 217 0.0145%
1999 787 229 0.0153%
2000 882 199 0.013%
2001 742 277 0.0184%
2002 621 364 0.0243%
2003 744 289 0.019%
2004 745 304 0.0199%
2005 804 270 0.0177%
2006 848 265 0.0169%
2007 896 251 0.0159%
2008 906 247 0.016%
2009 905 239 0.016%
2010 849 257 0.0178%
2011 876 240 0.0168%
2012 836 258 0.0181%
2013 882 229 0.0161%
2014 798 285 0.0196%
2015 797 285 0.0196%
2016 708 338 0.0234%
2017 735 304 0.0218%
2018 707 315 0.0229%
2019 675 352 0.026%
2020 710 340 0.0267%

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Names Like Lara

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What names are variants of Lara?

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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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2 Comments

  1. 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!

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    • 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!

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