Yara is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Yara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #507 among girls (585) and #10,639 among boys (7) — overall #1,026 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 592 | 592 | #507 | #10,639 |
| 2024 | 525 | 525 | #582 | #12,294 |
| 2023 | 493 | 493 | #614 | #14,116 |
| 2022 | 532 | 532 | #571 | #12,271 |
| 2021 | 454 | 454 | #657 | — |
| 2020 | 441 | 441 | #654 | — |
| 2019 | 365 | 365 | #766 | — |
| 2018 | 444 | 444 | #673 | #10,716 |
| 2017 | 264 | 264 | #987 | — |
| 2016 | 178 | 178 | #1,337 | — |
| 2015 | 199 | 199 | #1,237 | — |
| 2014 | 154 | 154 | #1,463 | — |
| 2013 | 207 | 207 | #1,164 | — |
| 2012 | 208 | 208 | #1,187 | — |
| 2011 | 211 | 211 | #1,163 | — |
| 2010 | 188 | 188 | #1,273 | — |
| 2009 | 185 | 185 | #1,313 | — |
| 2008 | 166 | 166 | #1,430 | — |
| 2007 | 256 | 264 | #1,035 | — |
| 2006 | 124 | 124 | #1,701 | — |
| 2005 | 87 | 87 | #2,138 | — |
| 2004 | 99 | 99 | #1,908 | — |
| 2003 | 78 | 78 | #2,228 | — |
| 2002 | 84 | 89 | #2,063 | — |
| 2001 | 80 | 86 | #2,094 | — |
| 2000 | 81 | 81 | #2,054 | — |
| 1999 | 56 | 64 | #2,566 | — |
| 1998 | 57 | 62 | #2,458 | — |
| 1997 | 62 | — | #2,228 | — |
| 1996 | 37 | — | #3,235 | — |
| 1995 | 46 | — | #2,686 | — |
| 1994 | 42 | — | #2,875 | — |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #3,418 | — |
| 1992 | 34 | — | #3,340 | — |
| 1991 | 37 | — | #3,096 | — |
| 1990 | 39 | — | #2,956 | — |
| 1989 | 27 | — | #3,782 | — |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,493 | — |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #3,981 | — |
| 1986 | 21 | — | #4,026 | — |
| 1985 | 35 | — | #2,748 | — |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #4,316 | — |
| 1983 | 25 | — | #3,339 | — |
| 1982 | 37 | — | #2,580 | — |
| 1981 | 39 | — | #2,487 | — |
| 1980 | 55 | — | #1,963 | — |
| 1979 | 28 | — | #3,075 | — |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,677 | — |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,528 | — |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,611 | — |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #4,138 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,770 | — |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,865 | — |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,952 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,311 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,467 | — |