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Yadira

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name.

PronunciationSpanish /ɟ͡ʝa.ˈði.ɾa/
Usage languagesAmerican, Spanish
US rank (2025)#3,832

Meaning and history

The meaning of Yadira is unknown, though it may derive from an Arabic name. It has been used in Mexico since at least the 1940s, possibly inspired by the Colombian actress Yadira Jiménez (1928–?), who began appearing in Mexican films in 1946.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 543 births, rank #545
2007: 503 births, rank #597
2008: 394 births, rank #751
2009: 318 births, rank #869
2010: 249 births, rank #1,008
20112011: 195 births, rank #1,229
2012: 153 births, rank #1,477
2013: 132 births, rank #1,624
2014: 98 births, rank #2,010
2015: 76 births, rank #2,408
20162016: 73 births, rank #2,479
2017: 78 births, rank #2,338
2018: 66 births, rank #2,610
2019: 44 births, rank #3,499
2020: 51 births, rank #3,091
20212021: 47 births, rank #3,339
2022: 50 births, rank #3,220
2023: 50 births, rank #3,225
2024: 46 births, rank #3,395
20252025: 38 births, rank #3,832

Yadira moved from #752 to #870 for girls between 2008 and 2009. Its highest annual birth count came in 2005, with 593 births.