Fun Facts About the Name Yakira
- 993 babies named Yakira: U.S. records list 993 babies given the name Yakira from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yakira Mean?
Yakira is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It comes from the root y-q-r, whose basic sense is "precious," "valuable," or "dear" - the same root behind the everyday Hebrew word yakar, which can mean both "precious" and "expensive." The related feminine adjective is yekarah. The masculine given name Yakir (יקיר) is built on the same root, and Yakira (יקירה) is its feminine counterpart. The literal meaning is "precious" or "dear"; "beloved" is a customary loose rendering of that idea rather than a separate etymology.
Yakira Name History & Origins
Yakira is formed from a Hebrew vocabulary word rather than from a figure in biblical narrative, the way many modern Hebrew names draw directly on the language's ordinary words. Its masculine counterpart, Yakir, is used in Israel, and Yakira follows the standard Hebrew feminine pattern of adding a final -a. The name is current in Israel and also appears in Spanish-speaking communities, especially in the Caribbean and among Puerto Rican families, as a feminine given name. How it passed into Spanish-speaking naming is not well documented, so the Hebrew derivation and the later Spanish-language use should be kept distinct. The Japanese name Akira, despite the similar sound, has no connection to it.
How Popular is the Name Yakira?
Yakira has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1997. Its best rank was #2,554 in 1997.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,752 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #4,450 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #6,151 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,971 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,947 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,548 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #7,321 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #6,773 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #7,081 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #7,215 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,436 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #6,433 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,451 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #6,857 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,928 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #5,102 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #6,301 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #4,545 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2007 | #4,941 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #4,568 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #5,255 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #5,202 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #4,304 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #3,100 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #3,781 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #3,523 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #3,892 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1998 | #3,351 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1997 | #2,554 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1996 | #2,962 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #4,514 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #2,847 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1993 | #4,669 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,501 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1991 | #3,930 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #11,391 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #12,333 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #10,370 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #10,394 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #7,401 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yakira Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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