Lara
Female#142 most common in Croatia7,224 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Protective spirit; cheerful
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Lara
From Roman mythology (a protective nymph); popularized internationally by the character Lara in 'Doctor Zhivago'. Very fashionable in modern Croatia.
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 228 births · #10 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
7,224 people in Croatia are called Lara, according to the 2021 census. That is #142 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Lara is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Lara
- Lara Fabian — Belgian-Italian singer
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.