Jarah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAR-a
- Origin
- Modern
Jarah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jarah come from?
Modern: probably J- plus Sarah; also a biblical name
Is Jarah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarah is a girls' name.
How popular is Jarah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Jarah in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jarah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Jarah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah Aaliyah Hadassah Jaliyah Summer Farrah Zainab Zaniyah Kaliyah Safa Zaira Jaziyah
Names related to Jarah
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, “Jarah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarah, updated 20 October 2026.