Is Yara a boy or girl name?
Yara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 519 girls and 6 boys were named Yara, so 98.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 6,969 US babies named Yara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,245
- Girl rank, 2024
- #578
- Babies named Yara since 1969
- 6,969
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 531 babies
Boys and girls named Yara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 122 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 299 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 443 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,240 | 100% |
| 2010s | 7 | 2,411 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 17 | 2,424 | 99.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #12,245 | 519 | #578 |
| 2023 | 5 | #14,106 | 486 | #613 |
| 2022 | 6 | #12,264 | 525 | #572 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 453 | #657 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 441 | #654 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 365 | #766 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,713 | 437 | #672 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 264 | #987 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,336 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,463 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,164 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,187 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,163 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,273 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,313 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,430 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,035 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,700 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,138 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,908 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,228 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,063 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,094 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,054 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,566 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,457 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,228 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,235 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,686 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,875 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,418 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,340 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,096 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,956 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,782 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,493 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,981 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,025 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,316 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,580 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,963 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,075 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,677 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,528 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,610 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,138 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,771 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,863 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,951 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,308 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,468 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yara reached #10,713 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #572 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.