Yakira
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning precious; valued highly.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Yakira by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Yakira. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 51 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yakira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Yakira, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Yakira
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