Given name & surname
Vara
“the stranger; one who is care-”
Vara is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “the stranger; one who is care-.”
Original GreekΒάρα
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “the stranger; one who is care-.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 762
- 0 boys · 762 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,853 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,853 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 390 as a first name in 2020; 2,780 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vara’s family of names
Vara has a related form in Vera. Vara has a related form in Varah. Vara has a related form in Varia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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