NameTides

Yara

Yara was the #507 girls' name in the US in 2025 (585 babies), and #311 in England & Wales and #278 in Canada.

Yara as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Yara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesUSIreland
Yara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#507 (585)#311 (140)#301 (11)—#608 (5)#278 (113)
2024#581 (519)#341 (127)#333 (10)—#504 (7)#226 (127)
2023#612 (488)#363 (115)#439 (7)#328 (4)#625 (5)#283 (106)
2022#571 (526)#374 (114)#470 (6)#418 (3)#747 (4)#242 (121)
2021#657 (454)#398 (112)#558 (5)—#586 (6)#277 (115)
2020#654 (441)#471 (86)#471 (6)—#700 (4)#339 (93)
2019#765 (365)#491 (84)#765 (3)—#621 (5)#372 (85)
2018#671 (437)#574 (72)——#629 (5)#458 (71)
2017#985 (264)#604 (70)—#355 (4)—#485 (67)
2016#1,330 (178)#622 (68)#585 (5)#440 (3)#750 (4)#531 (60)
2015#1,236 (199)#909 (40)——#896 (3)#627 (47)
2014#1,459 (154)#794 (49)———#515 (61)
2013#1,161 (207)#684 (58)———#609 (48)
2012#1,179 (208)#614 (68)——#612 (6)#465 (66)
2011#1,160 (211)#652 (61)——#937 (3)#431 (75)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #507.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Yara is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,400 to 1 in 3,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yara by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #564WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #430WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #541ILMichigan: #215MINew York: #421NYMassachusetts: #519MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #508NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #562OHPennsylvania: #360PANew Jersey: #618NJConnecticut: #540CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #372CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #263VAMaryland: #253MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #645TNNorth Carolina: #472NCSouth Carolina: #614SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #597LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: #364GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #581TXFlorida: #489FL
Yara (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#17862
Quebec2025#19030

Yara (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YaraCanadaGirls#278113
YaraEngland & WalesGirls#311140
YaraIrelandGirls#6085
YaraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
YaraScotlandGirls#30111
YaraUSGirls#507585
YaraUSBoys#9,7147