Yara
Yara Origin and Meaning
The multicultural Yara is a sweet but substantial choice that could make a more unusual take on Sara and also work in multiple languages Popular in Portugal, The Netherlands, and Switzerland, familiar in the UK and France, it entered the US Top 1000 in 2017 and has been climbing the charts ever since.
As an Arabic name, Yara can mean "friend" or "small butterfly", depending on what root you follow, though it is also associated with the Persian Yārā meaning "strength" and "courage".
As a Brazilian name, it is adapted from Iara, a water nymph in Brazilian or Tupi folklore, while from Hebrew, it is a variation of Ya'ra, itself taken from Jarah, meaning "honeycomb". It's popularity in Western countries however might not be linked to any of these derivations, and might just be used as a twist on Cara, Sara, Mara, etc.
Yara Greyjoy is the name of a strong female character in HBO's Game of Thrones, sister to the troubled Theon. In George R.R. Martin's books, this same character is named Asha; the show's producers changed it to avoid confusion with similar-sounding Osha.
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- Yara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
- Names Similar to Yara
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Yara Rank in US Top 1000
Yara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Yara
- 578US2024
- 342Nameberry2025
- 346England2024
- 8Netherlands2024
- 41Portugal2020
- 103Belgium2020
- 24switzerland2024
20 Names Similar to Yara
- Asha
- Keziah
- Priya
- Solana
- Adora
- Valencia
- Soraya
- Saanvi
- Aya
- Astoria
- Xiomara
- Alya
- Terra
- Daenerys
- Enya
- Zahara
- Kassia
- Xenia
- Sora
- Yuna
Famous People Named Yara
- Yara BaderSyrian journalist and human rights activist.
- Yara LasantaMiss World Puerto Rico 2010.
- Yara ShahidiAmerican actress
- Yara TupynambaBrazilian painter and artist
- Yara Sofiastage name of Gabriel Burgos Ortiz, Puerto Rican drag queen from "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 3
The name Yara in Pop Culture
- Yara GreyjoyTheon's sister and main character in "Game of Thrones"