Ara

Armenian

"king"

Ara Origin and Meaning

The name Ara is a girl's name of Arabic, Armenian origin meaning "king".

Simple and yet distinctive, Ara is a mythological name of a famously handsome king. Although it originated as a boys' name, in the contemporary US, it's now much more commonly used for girls.

Ara was one of the many vowel-heavy two-syllable names popular at the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth--it went as high as Number 481 in 1884. It's also used as a nickname for Arabella.

Ara Rank in US Top 1000

# 1000 in the US

Ara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1177 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ara

• 1177 Nameberry 2025

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