Vakare
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- vah-kah-RAY
- Origin
- Baltic
Vakare is a girls' name of Baltic origin, meaning “evening”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Vakare mean?
Baltic: Lithuanian, from vakaras 'evening'
“evening”
Lithuanian name written Vakarė, from vakaras, 'evening'.
Is Vakare a girl's or a boy's name?
Vakare is a girls' name.
How popular is Vakare in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Vakare in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vakare in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
Names like Vakare
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya Annabelle Beatrice Florence Aisha Phoebe Arya Violet Maryam Esme Penelope Sophia
More Baltic names
Aras Liepa Herkus Gabija Tauras Vaida Ugne Austeja Domas Vakaris Daina Aija Alanta Deimantas Deimante Domantas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vakare: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vakare, updated 20 October 2026.