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Adhara

Adhara: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“virgins”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ad-DAIR-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Adhara is the name of a bright star in Canis Major, from Arabic al-adhara, 'the virgins'. As a given name, it is mainly used through the astronomical name.

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How popular is Adhara?

2024196 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Adhara in 2024654

2024 rank#471 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,320

Adhara is rising: use over the last five years is 77.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Adhara

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Adhara questions

What does the name Adhara mean?

Adhara means "virgins". It comes from Arabic. Adhara is the name of a bright star in Canis Major, from Arabic al-adhara, 'the virgins'. As a given name, it is mainly used through the astronomical name.

Is Adhara a boy or girl name?

Adhara is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Adhara?

654 US babies were named Adhara in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Adhara?

Adhara is usually pronounced ad-DAIR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.