Yajaira
Meaning
“A Venezuelan and Colombian name of disputed origin, claimed variously as Taino for clear or bright, or Arabic or Hebrew”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yajaira peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
133 people · the #33,771 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 47
Among people named Yajaira living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yajaira
Most people given the name Yajaira in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Yajaira you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yajaira deep dive
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