Given name
Naarah
“young woman”
Naarah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewנערה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Naarah means “young woman.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb na'ar (נער), “to be young.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. 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 Naarah appears in 1 Chronicles 4:5.
From biblical name research
Naarah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 238
- 0 boys · 238 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,040 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,040 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 2019. 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.
Naarah’s family of names
Naarah has a related form in Naarae. Naarah has a related form in Naarai.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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