Given name
Johara
“as precious as a jewel”
Johara is a variant of Jauhera. One Arabic interpretation is “as precious as a jewel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Johara is a variant of Jauhera. One Arabic interpretation is “as precious as a jewel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Johara is a variant of Jauhera. An origin associated with Jauhera is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Johara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 87
- 0 boys · 87 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,973 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,973 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 209 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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