Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Yarra 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 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Yarra is a variant of Yara. The history of Yara gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Yara is associated with the goddess of the river.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Yarra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,180 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,180 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Yarra, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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