Bara
Bara is a name with multiple cultural origins: Croatian, Czech.
- Croatian
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Bara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bara is a name with multiple cultural origins: Croatian, Czech.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Croatian
- Czech
The Story of Bara
The earliest SSA record of Bara as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 7 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Bara — #6,970 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Baras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Baras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bara
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bara. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Barbara
- Barica
Names that sound like Bara
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Bara
Bara is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Bara's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #6,970. Use the chart and map above to compare Bara's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.