Iara
Iara is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tupi, Portuguese.
- Tupi
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Iara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iara is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tupi, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tupi
- Portuguese
The Story of Iara
The earliest SSA record of Iara as a baby girl name dates back to 2002, when 10 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Iara — #7,677 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Iara on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Iara ranks #6,842 for baby girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+103% over the past five years). All told, over 242 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Iara
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Iara. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Uiara
- Yara
Names that sound like Iara
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Iara
Iara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 242 births in the dataset. Iara's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #6,842. Use the chart and map above to compare Iara'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.