Jacara
Jácaras are Spanish songs which are accompanied with instruments and are performed during the entr'acte of a theatrical performance and also as an accompaniment to many types of dance.
Meaning & Origin of Jacara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jácaras are Spanish songs which are accompanied with instruments and are performed during the entr'acte of a theatrical performance and also as an accompaniment to many types of dance.
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Etymology
The Story of Jacara
Jacara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 70 Jacaras were born — ranking #2,083 that year. As of 2026, Jacara ranks #15,899 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 417 Jacaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jacara
Jacara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 417 births in the dataset. Jacara's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #2,083. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacara'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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