Given name

Yajaira

Yajaira is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Yajaira isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

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

Yajaira through the years

Babies since 1880
5,679
5 boys · 5,674 girls
Most popular year
2005
231 babies
2025
32
#4,457 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−3%
Steady
050100150198020002025Highest share 200120
Yajaira in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1973–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (7), Texas (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,457 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 231 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,143 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.

Yajaira’s family of names

Yajaira may belong to the same name family as YAJAIRRA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Yajaira’s family in the name graph

YajairaYajayraYajairah

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Yajaira, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Aakira

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Yaretza

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Damara

16Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Spanish · Modern

Anahy

Anahy is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in Portuguese.

20RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Yasiris

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aaliah

15Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Nadira

“one who is precious; rare”

20RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Yaraliz

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Yajaira’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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