Adhara
Epsilon Canis Majoris is a binary star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinised from ε Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Epsilon CMa or ε CMa. This is the 22nd-brightest star in the night sky with an apparent magnitude of 1.50.
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Meaning & Origin of Adhara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Epsilon Canis Majoris is a binary star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinised from ε Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Epsilon CMa or ε CMa. This is the 22nd-brightest star in the night sky with an apparent magnitude of 1.50.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Adhara
American parents first put Adhara on the record books as a baby girl name in 2013, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 711 Adharas were born — ranking #434 that year. About 97% of every Adhara on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adhara ranks #434 for baby girls with 711 births, rising sharply (+1762% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Adhara
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Adhara. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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Names that sound like Adhara
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About the name Adhara
Adhara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Adhara's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #434. Use the chart and map above to compare Adhara's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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