Given name & surname
Xara
“princess; lady”·“princess”
Xara is a form of Sarah. Sarah means “princess” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Xara carries the interpretation “princess; lady.” Xara is a form of Sarah. Sarah means “princess” in Hebrew.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Xara is used as a form of Sarah. Xara is a form of Sarah. The shared background comes through Sarah: In the biblical account, Sarai is renamed Sarah as part of a blessing. Later Irish and Scottish uses sometimes adopted Sarah in place of local Gaelic names, a separate practice from its Hebrew origin.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Xara is a form of Sarah. The history of Sarah gives this family its wider story. Sarah is remembered in Genesis as Abraham’s wife and Isaac’s mother. Sarah’s later local adaptations included use for Sorcha in Ireland and Mor in Scotland, showing how an established biblical name could serve different naming traditions.
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Xara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 430
- 0 boys · 430 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,773 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +49%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,773 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 225 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.
Xara’s family of names
Xara is a form of Sarah. Xara has a related form in Xaria. Xara has a related form in Xarah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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