Jakara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-KAIR-a
- Origin
- Modern
Jakara is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jakara come from?
Modern: modern name built on the Ja- prefix
Is Jakara a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakara is a girls' name.
How popular is Jakara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Jakara in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Names like Jakara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anika Radhika Sasha Aisha Isha Aviva Asha Anya Janiyah Priya Dhara Anaya
Names related to Jakara
Jakyra Jakira Jakeria Jakaria Jacara Jakera Jakeira Jakerria
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jakara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakara, updated 20 October 2026.