girl's name
Jara
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 925
Jara is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 126 |
| 1980s | 206 |
| 1990s | 173 |
| 2000s | 196 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 59 |
How popular is Jara?
In 2025, Jara was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jara is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jara
How popular is the name Jara?
In 2025, Jara was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jara a girl's or a boy's name?
Jara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jara?
Jara has 2 syllables.
When was Jara most popular?
Jara peaked in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jara currently ranks #5,549 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.