Will my child share the name Nara with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 34 UK babies named Nara per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nara in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Nara becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Nara is at its highest recorded position — #997 in 2025, with 34 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,397.

Is Nara a good choice for a distinctive name?

Nara is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Nara a popular baby name in the United States?

Nara does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Nara is a distinctive choice, ranked #997 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Nara in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#997

About the Name Nara

2024 marks Nara's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1302. The name has climbed 95 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.

Nara is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Nara in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Nara

Kwon Nara — Kwon Ah-yoon, known professionally as Kwon Nara (권나라), is a South Korean actress and former singer.
Tōru Nara — Tōru Nara (奈良徹, Nara Tōru; born May 7) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Kenyu Office.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.