Yarah
Girl name · #4944 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Yarah? In official American birth records, Yarah has been tracked continuously since 1996, giving it 29 years of documented American history.
Yarah ranks #4944 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 27 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Yarah.
Babies named Yarah per year. Source: Official national birth records.
The 29-year story
Yarah first appears in the Social Security records in 1996, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 27 babies and a rank of #4907. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Yarah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Yarah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Yarah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Yarah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yarah is most common
State-level data for Yarah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Yarah
Statistically, parents drawn to Yarah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ezrah, Surah, Zorah, Korah, and Myrah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yarah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5148 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5752 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4907 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5398 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6083 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7100 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8299 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9411 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9612 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15784 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Yarah?
In official American birth records, the name Yarah first appeared in 1996 (over 29 years ago), when 5 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 29 years.
Is Yarah a popular girl name?
Yarah ranked #4944 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Yarah most popular?
Yarah peaked in 2022, when 27 American girls received the name (ranked #4907 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yarah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Yarah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.