Name profile

Adhara

A name meaning "maidens".

PronunciationEnglish /ə.ˈdɛɹ.ə/
Usage languagesAstronomy
US rank (2025)#370

Meaning and history

Adhara is a name derived from Arabic عذارى (ʿadhārā), meaning “maidens,” and it refers to the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, after Sirius.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 6 births, rank #14,582
2014: 8 births, rank #11,931
2015: 10 births, rank #10,148
20162016: 10 births, rank #10,113
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: 17 births, rank #6,792
2019: 34 births, rank #4,162
2020: 21 births, rank #5,667
20212021: 55 births, rank #3,002
2022: 134 births, rank #1,583
2023: 365 births, rank #770
2024: 658 births, rank #472
20252025: 829 births, rank #370

Adhara rose from #472 to #370 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 829.