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Yomaira

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Pronounced yoh-MY-rah /joʊˈmaɪ.rə/Medium

Meaning: Yomaira is a Latina given name, most often read as a Yo-prefixed elaboration of Omaira or Omayra. Those parent forms are of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to an Arabic root carried into Spanish; Yomaira is best treated as a Spanish-Caribbean coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Yomaira is a Latina name built on Omaira/Omayra (said 'yoh-MY-rah'). Popular with Puerto Rican and Caribbean families, it peaked in the mid-1980s and its root stays uncertain.

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MeaningYomaira is a Latina given name, most often read as a Yo-prefixed elaboration of Omaira or Omayra. Those parent forms are of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to an Arabic root carried into Spanish; Yomaira is best treated as a Spanish-Caribbean coinage.

U.S. rank (2013)#19189 ↘ Falling

2013 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1986

Total births (all-time)≈ 451

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Yomaira is a Spanish-Caribbean given name, an elaboration of Omaira or Omayra with the fashionable Yo- prefix. Its parent forms have a contested origin — sometimes tied to an Arabic root that reached Spain — so Yomaira is honestly read as a Latina coinage. It crested in the U.S. around 1986.

Yomaira spread among Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latina families in the U.S. from the late 1970s, then eased off after the 1990s. It belongs to the same wave of vowel-rich, rhythm-forward Spanish names as Yesenia and Yaritza.

Did you know? Yomaira looks like a blend but is really an elaboration of Omaira — the same family as the Colombian name Omayra — dressed up with the melodic Yo- opening common in Spanish-Caribbean names.

Overall data confidence 50%

References — Yomaira — Latina elaboration of Omaira/Omayra; root uncertain (flagged)

Variations

OmairaOmayraYomayra

Nicknames

YomaMai

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Yomaira mean?

Yomaira is a Latina name, an elaboration of Omaira or Omayra; its underlying root is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Yomaira?

It's said yoh-MY-rah /joʊˈmaɪ.rə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Yomaira a boy or girl name?

Yomaira is used as a girl's name, from Spanish-speaking families.

How popular is Yomaira?

Yomaira is uncommon in the U.S. It was a Latina favorite that rose through the eighties and has grown rarer since.