How Many People Are Named Yara?
An estimated 6,876 people in the United States have the first name Yara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Yara peaked in popularity in 2022 with 531 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yara 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 Yara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yara is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,876
About 1 in 49,848 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2022
531 births
Total Registered
6,969
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yara
Yara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,969 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Yara as a male name
Ranked #12,245 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (7 births)
Yara as a female name
Ranked #578 in 2024
519 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (525 births)
Yara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yara span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 2,441 babies were registered. Yara remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yara by Decade
How has Yara 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.
Yara by State
Birth registrations for Yara span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, Alabama. On average, about 182 Yaras were registered per state.
Yara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yara
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yara?
We estimate approximately 6,876 people named Yara 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 49,848 Americans share this first name.
Is Yara a common name?
Yara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,969 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yara most popular?
Yara reached peak popularity in 2022, when 531 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yara is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yara a female name?
Yara is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yara Smith, Yara Johnson, Yara 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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