A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Mara
taut · restrained · continental
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenFrom the Hebrew root meaning bitter, introduced in the Book of Ruth when Naomi abandons her name for a more desolate one. It entered the American record in 1892 as a rare entry. The modern rise reflects late twentieth-century interest in compact, vowel-heavy international names.
Also answers toMar
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1892–2025
SSA Data 1892 peak: 568 souls, A.D. 2021 2025
2025: 499 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
31 yrs
Most Maras were born around 2021 — joined Facebook while it was still cool.
Peak Reign
2021
№540 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 27%
then Gen Alpha 26% · Millennial 22%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈24K ever born · now rising
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Mara grew up with
SSA Dataa screen that always answers back·podcasts in the car seat·self-checkout beeps
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Mara peaked in 2021.
Estimated average age: 31.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Mara sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Mara. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as intentional and slightly severe. It carries none of the decorative flourish associated with longer Victorian names. A Mara is assumed to own a passport with multiple stamps and very little luggage. She is likely to have been born in the twenty-first century, even if the name sounds older.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Over half of all living Maras belong to Generation Z or Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
The name saw its highest annual count in 2021, when 568 baby girls received it.
Field Note 03
Despite appearing in the record since the late nineteenth century, total registrations across 145 years barely exceed 24,000.
Notable Maras
AI-WrittenMara Wilsonactress and writer, b. 1987
Mara Brock Akilscreenwriter and television producer, b. 1970
Mara Liassonnational political correspondent, b. 1955
Ephemera — If Mara were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Burlington, Vermont
Color
Umber
Job
Exhibition archivist
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