Jara
Jara is a name with a single cultural origin: Czech.
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Jara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jara is a name with a single cultural origin: Czech.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
The Story of Jara
American parents first put Jara on the record books as a baby girl name in 1967, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 25 Jaras were born — ranking #5,381 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Jaras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 849 Jaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jara
Jara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 849 births in the dataset. Jara's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #5,381. Use the chart and map above to compare Jara'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.