Given name
Jarah
“a sweet and kind woman”·“one who is as sweet as honey”
Jarah is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a sweet and kind woman” (Hebrew) and “one who is as sweet as honey” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewיערה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a sweet and kind woman” (Hebrew) and “one who is as sweet as honey” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ya'ra (יערה), “honeycomb.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jarah appears in 1 Chronicles 9:42, 1 Chronicles 8:36.
- 1 Chronicles 9:42
- 1 Chronicles 8:36
From biblical name research
Jarah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 444
- 11 boys · 433 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 469 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jarah’s family of names
Jarah has a related form in Jara. Jarah has a related form in Jarrah. Jarah has a related form in Jarra.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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