Alara

Alara: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “red ornament; mythical water fairy”
Origin: Turkish
Say it: uh-LAH-ruh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Alara is used in Turkish and appears in Turkish mythology and place names; associations include the Alara River and a water-spirit figure. Its exact etymological history is not fully settled.

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How popular is Alara?

202470.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Alara in 2024234

2024 rank#1,062 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,742

Alara is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Alara

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Aylamoon halo · Turkish
Aylinhalo of the moon · Turkish
Kayarock · Turkish
Aleynaupon us · Turkish

Alara questions

What does the name Alara mean?

Alara means "red ornament; mythical water fairy". It comes from Turkish. Alara is used in Turkish and appears in Turkish mythology and place names; associations include the Alara River and a water-spirit figure. Its exact etymological history is not fully settled.

Is Alara a boy or girl name?

Alara is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alara?

234 US babies were named Alara in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Alara?

Alara is usually pronounced uh-LAH-ruh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.