The baby name Gara is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡɑːrə/ (GAH-rah),/ˈɡærə/ (GAIR-ə / GARE-uh) — less common.
The baby name Gara is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡɑːrə/ (GAH-rah),/ˈɡærə/ (GAIR-ə / GARE-uh) — less common.
Gara is Basque, Irish in Origin.
Used across several cultures, Gara carries layered origins. In Ireland it arises from the surname O’Gara (Ó Gadhra), rooted in Old Irish gadhar “hound,” a symbol of loyalty and bravery; the O’Gara clan of Connacht is recorded in medieval annals. In the Canary Islands, Gara is a feminine Guanche name preserved through the legend of Princess Gara of La Gomera; its exact etymology is debated, with interpretations ranging from “water” to “height/summit.” Basque influence also appears through the cognate surname/place-name Garai “high, elevated,” which sometimes inspires the streamlined given name Gara in modern usage.
As a given name today, Gara is rare, used as feminine in Spain (especially the Canaries) and as a unisex, surname-style choice in the Anglophone world. Variants and related forms include O’Gara/Ogara, Garay/Garai, and the older Gaelic Gadhra. Meanings offered reflect origin: “hound; steadfast,” or “high; summit,” with Guanche senses remaining uncertain.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #131 | 7 | 1,651 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #175 | 3 | 2,769 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2006 | #402 | 5 | 3,155 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| Spain | 0 | #426 | 27 | 2,326 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #558 | 110 | 13,071 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #570 | 6 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #696 | 302 | 5,561 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| TN | 0 | #734 | 96 | 13,765 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2000 | #871 | 7 | 9,408 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #911 | 10 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #920 | 16 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #940 | 13 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #954 | 29 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #989 | 13 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 29 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,087 | 42 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,105 | 107 | 19,440 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,150 | 27 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,259 | 9 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,452 | 20 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,579 | 36 | 28,008 |
Gara is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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