Given name
Yakira
“one who is precious; dear to the heart”
Yakira is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is precious; dear to the heart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is precious; dear to the heart.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yakira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 993
- 0 boys · 993 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,752 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,752 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 51 in 1997. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 813 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.
Yakira’s family of names
Yakira has a related form in Yahaira. Yakira has a related form in Yajayra. Yakira has a related form in Yahaera.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
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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