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Yadira

Yadira: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“worthy, suitable”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
yah-DEER-ah · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Generally considered to derive from Arabic, likely from a form meaning 'worthy' or 'suitable,' and is especially used in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Its exact transmission is not fully certain.

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How popular is Yadira?

202413.8 per million US babies
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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 Yadira in 202446

2024 rank#3,396 girls

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 188012,800

Yadira is fading: recent use is about 33% of its level ten years before.

Names like Yadira

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

Yadira questions

What does the name Yadira mean?

Yadira means "worthy, suitable". It comes from Arabic. Generally considered to derive from Arabic, likely from a form meaning 'worthy' or 'suitable,' and is especially used in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Its exact transmission is not fully certain.

Is Yadira a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Yadira?

46 US babies were named Yadira in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Yadira?

Yadira is usually pronounced yah-DEER-ah.

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.