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Lara

“Variant of Larissa — Citadel or fortress; or named for a Greek mythological nymph” — Ancient Greek origin

Girl's name · #691 in the US (2025) · Retro

Lara has appeared in US records since 1887 — best rank #222 (1969) · 30,168 babies named Lara all-time · 1 in 4,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #10 in Croatia (2025) · #11 in Hungary (2025) · #18 in Spain (2024) · #18 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #20 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Laras

• Lara Dutta — Indian actress (born 1978)
• Lara Fabian — Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter
• Lara Flynn Boyle — American actress (born 1970)
• Lara Gut-Behrami — Swiss alpine skier
• Lara Stone — Dutch model

In stories & tradition

• Lara Croft — Tomb Raider · Tomb Raider comics
• Lara Lor-Van — Smallville · Man of Steel
• Lara Manni — heteronym

What Laras become

Among 982 notable people named Lara:

Athletes appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lara Gut-Behrami, Swiss alpine skier.

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