Given name
Yahaira
“one who is precious; dear to the heart”
Yahaira is a variant of Yakira. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is precious; dear to the heart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yahaira is a variant of Yakira. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is precious; dear to the heart.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yahaira is a variant of Yakira. An origin associated with Yakira is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yahaira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,176
- 0 boys · 5,176 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 311 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,981 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,981 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 311 in 2005. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,386 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.
Yahaira’s family of names
Yahaira has a related form in Yakira.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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