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Yajahira
Pronounced yah-hah-EER-uh /jɑ.hɑˈir.ə/Low
Meaning: Yajahira is a spelling of Yajaira, a name that spread in Latin America after a memorable telenovela character. Its ultimate origin is debated, sometimes linked to older names, and no single meaning is firmly established; Yajahira keeps the flowing sound of Yajaira with an added h.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Yajahira is a variant of Yajaira, a name that gained popularity in Latin America largely through a telenovela character in the later twentieth century. Its deeper origin is uncertain and debated, so rather than assign a confident meaning the entry notes its telenovela route and treats the sense as open. It reached the United States with Spanish-speaking families.
The spelling was always rare, given to only about a dozen and a half girls a year at its peak around 2004, and it stayed a niche variant. A girl named Yajahira then is in her early twenties today.
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What does the name Yajahira mean?
It is a variant of Yajaira, a Latin American name spread by a telenovela character, of uncertain meaning.
How do you pronounce Yajahira?
It is said yah-hah-EER-uh /jɑ.hɑˈir.ə/, four syllables stressed on the third.
Is Yajahira a boy or girl name?
Yajahira is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Yajahira?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a small number of girls a year at its peak in the mid two-thousands.