Yara: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “small butterfly or water lady”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- YAR-uh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
This name has multiple origins. In Arabic and Persian usage, Yara is commonly explained as 'small butterfly' or 'friend/helper'; it is also the name of a water being in Brazilian folklore, from Indigenous sources. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Yara?
Babies named Yara in 2024525
2024 rank#578 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18806,969
Yara is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Yara
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Yara questions
What does the name Yara mean?
Yara means "small butterfly or water lady". It comes from Arabic. This name has multiple origins. In Arabic and Persian usage, Yara is commonly explained as 'small butterfly' or 'friend/helper'; it is also the name of a water being in Brazilian folklore, from Indigenous sources.
Is Yara a boy or girl name?
Yara is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Yara?
525 US babies were named Yara in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Yara?
Yara is usually pronounced YAR-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.