Feminine dossier · first seen 1969
Yara
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
585
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Yara
How many people are named Yara?
An estimated 7,436 living Americans are named Yara.
How rare is Yara?
Yara is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 585 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Yara?
The median age of a living American named Yara is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 18 years old.
Is Yara still popular?
Yes — Yara is currently rising in popularity, with 585 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Yara most common?
Yara has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.6× more often than the national baseline.
1969Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
585
All-time
7,534
Where it lives now
Yara is most concentrated in Maryland — about 2.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Yara is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.