Yara

Meaning and origin of Yara

Popularity of Yara in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Yara has been rising fast (+16% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yara every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Yara in English-speaking countries

Yara ranks 202^nd in Ontario (Canada), against 241^st in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  202^nd girls’ name164 babies in 3 years1 girl in 942+11.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  301^st girls’ name34 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,168

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  350^th girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,942

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  338^th girls’ name382 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,010+11.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  566^th girls’ name1,592 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,035+5.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  572^nd girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,815

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  493^rd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,817

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Yarah (in French)20
• Iara (in French)20
• Yaraa10
• Yaara5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Yara

• Yousra
• Anaya
• Assya
• Kamila
• Lilya
• Naïla
• Alia
• Maïssa
• Hidaya
• Soumaya
• Leïla
• Neyla

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin