Yajaira

Yajaira: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
yah-HY-rah · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in Spanish-speaking communities, especially in the Americas, but its etymology is uncertain. It may be a modern coinage or a variant influenced by names such as Yahaira or Yajira. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Yajaira?

20249.6 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 Yajaira in 202432

2024 rank#4,396 girls

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 18805,646

Yajaira is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.

Names like Yajaira

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
  • Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
  • Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
  • Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
  • Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
  • Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown

Yajaira questions

What does the name Yajaira mean?

Yajaira means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Used in Spanish-speaking communities, especially in the Americas, but its etymology is uncertain. It may be a modern coinage or a variant influenced by names such as Yahaira or Yajira.

Is Yajaira a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Yajaira?

32 US babies were named Yajaira in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Yajaira?

Yajaira is usually pronounced yah-HY-rah.

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.