Baby Name Popularity Profile

Yara

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Yara.

✦ Water lady, small butterfly, or strength 🌍 Arabic, Persian, Other Nature Mythological
National Rank (2025) #507
All-Time Peak Rank #507 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 7,534 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.5% Boy / 99.5% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1969 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 585 births in 2025
💡 The Yara Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Water lady, small butterfly, or strength
Language Origin Arabic, Persian, Other
Origin Type multiple
Yara has multiple independent origins, including Arabic ('small butterfly'), Persian ('strength, courage'), and Tupi ('water lady'). It also has Slavic connections to 'spring'.
Common Nicknames
Yari
Alternative Spellings
Iara
Pronunciation: YAH-rah
Themes & Categories
Nature Mythological
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Yara across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +32.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +194.0%
2015: 199 births 199 2016: 178 births 2017: 264 births 2018: 437 births 2019: 365 births 2020: 441 births 441 2021: 454 births 2022: 526 births 2023: 488 births 2024: 519 births 2025: 585 births 585
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 585 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 55 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 6
1970s: 122
1980s: 299
1990s: 443
2000s: 1,240
2010s: 2,411
2020s: 3,013

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Yar-a
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with Y, a letter used by only 1.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State California
Top States California, Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Maryland
States with Data 31
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
California #377 1,220 2025 +63.0% Growth
Virginia #271 272 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #501 393 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #1033 136 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #268 166 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #665 277 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #597 763 2024 +42.1% Growth
Michigan #218 312 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #379 225 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #599 24 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New York #427 536 2018 +36.7% Growth
North Carolina #488 188 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #574 310 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #450 97 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #561 147 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #372 256 2023 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 20 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #591 202 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #1046 43 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #705 70 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #685 46 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #621 33 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #675 54 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 23 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #727 49 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 34 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #609 35 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #1029 41 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #816 25 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 11 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #861 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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