girls:
6.4k births since 1969
#2065 (64th percentile)
boys:
18 births since 2018
#4568 (0th percentile)
overall:
6.4k births since 1969
#3371 (56th percentile)
The name Yara is the #3,371 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 6,442 recorded births since 1969. This represents the 56.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 56.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,065 (63.9% percentile) for all time with 6,424 births since 1969. For boys, it ranks #4,568 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 18 births since 2018.
Yara first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1969 (1969 for girls and 2018 for boys). Birth data for Yara is available in 54 out of the 55 years between 1969 and 2023 (54 years for girls and 3 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Yara has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 99.7% of all recorded births being female.
For girls, Yara reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 48.2% percentile (ranked #497) with 293 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 293 births per million (ranked 48.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Yara ranks #516 for girls (45.6% percentile) with 277 births per million, which is 94.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Yara reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 0.2% percentile (ranked #911) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.2% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Yara ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 75.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Yara".
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