How Many People Are Named Jara?
An estimated 813 people in the United States have the first name Jara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Jara peaked in popularity in 2006 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
813
About 1 in 421,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2006
25 births
Total Registered
849
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jara
Jara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 849 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jara as a female name
Ranked #11,508 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (25 births)
Jara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jara span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 206 babies were registered. Jara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jara by Decade
How has Jara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jara
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jara?
We estimate approximately 813 people named Jara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 421,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Jara a common name?
Jara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 849 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jara most popular?
Jara reached peak popularity in 2006, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jara is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jara a female name?
Jara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jara Smith, Jara Johnson, Jara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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