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Yara

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
water lady; small butterfly
Small butterfly; white flower
Portuguese
Water lady

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Bird
  • Green
  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Yara

Pronunciation

ya-ra

Famous People

Miss World Puerto Rico 2010 Yara Lasanta, Actress Yara Shahidi, Fictional Character Yara Greyjoy

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #507, 585 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20257585
20246519
20235486
20226525
2021–453
2020–441
2019–365
20187437
2017–264
2016–178

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #311, 140 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025140
2024127
2023115
2022114
2021112
202086
201984
201872
201770
201668

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #368, 166 births); most recent 2023 (rank #363, 160 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023160
2022166
2021123
2020110
2019118
2018106
201794
201688
201591
2014109

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #494, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20247
20235
20224
20216
20204
20195
20185
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #301, 11 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202511
202410
20237
20226
20215
20206
20193
2018–
2017–
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #328, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20234
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #264, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #268, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202312
202213
20219
20209
20196
2018–
20177
20166
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence