Jarah

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jarah by the numbers

Jarah was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Jarah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jarah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jorahthe lord sees or teaches22 in the US (2017)
  • Jirahhe will see; from root ראה7 in the US (2017)
  • Jalah13 in the US (2017)
  • Jirehthe lord will provide21 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Jahanthe world; universe32 in the US (2017)
  • Jawanyoung man or soldier10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Jarah

Names that are said the same way as Jarah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Jarahoneycomb; a form of Jarah9 in the US (2017)
  • Jaray8 in the US (2017)
  • Jaira5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Jarah

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