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Quick answers about Yara
How many people are named Yara?
An estimated 7,459 living Americans are named Yara.
How rare is Yara?
Yara is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 585 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Yara?
The median age of a living American named Yara is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 18 years old.
Is Yara still popular?
Yes — Yara is currently rising in popularity, with 585 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Yara most common?
Yara has its strongest geographic signal in Maryland, where it appeared 2.5× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Diaspora map
Yara spread fast — broke out in Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia (2018) and ran high in 8 states within a decade.
Broke out: Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, 2018 · over-represented in 8 states over 5 years
Origin
≤5 yrs
≤15 yrs
16+ yrs
No breakout
