Ohara
Ohara is the Romanized Japanese form of two Japanese surnames, Ohara and Ōhara . It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Ohara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ohara is the Romanized Japanese form of two Japanese surnames, Ohara and Ōhara . It may refer to:
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The Story of Ohara
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ohara as a girl name dates back to 1986, when 5 babies received it. 1986 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Ohara — #10,911 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Ohara on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Ohara last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ohara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1953, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1953: 6 births, good for #3,425 nationwide. Ohara last appeared in the published SSA data in 1953, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ohara
Ohara is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Ohara's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #10,911. Use the chart and map above to compare Ohara'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 .
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