Yaira
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning enlightened or illuminated.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Yaira by the numbers
Yaira was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 42 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yaira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Yaira
Names that are said the same way as Yaira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Yarah8 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Yaira, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Yaira
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