#5782024 rank
2022peak year
6,767babies named Yara since 1880
▲ +42%5-year trend
Yara popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Yara mean?
From Tupi yara 'lady of the water', a figure in Brazilian folklore, and separately an Arabic name meaning 'small butterfly'. It spans two unrelated traditions.
OriginTupi, Arabic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, nature
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Spellings & variants
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