Yanira

Meaning of Yanira

The name Yanira, a feminine designation of Spanish provenance rooted in the Hebrew participle יָנִירָה (yanirah) meaning “he will sing,” exhibits a concise yet sonorous phonetic profile (/jaˈni.ra/) that has maintained a consistent, if modest, presence in Anglo-American naming registries since the mid-20th century. Despite its inherent associations with melodic expression and vocal articulation, Yanira reached its highest U.S. prevalence in 1993 with 123 newborns (ranked 743rd), thereafter entering a gradual descent to 24 occurrences (926th) in 2024. Longitudinal analysis uncovers episodic increases—most notably in the late 1980s and early 2000s—followed by plateauing within the lower deciles of national popularity, suggesting its continued appeal among parents drawn to its cross-cultural resonance, etymological clarity and distinctive yet unobtrusive quality. As an exemplar of sustained nominal endurance absent mass-market ascendancy, Yanira’s trajectory illuminates the dynamic interplay of semantic depth, phonological precision and statistical fluctuation in contemporary naming practices.

Pronunciation

Spanish

• Pronunced as yah-NEE-rah (/jaˈni.ra/)

• Yareli
• Yaritza
• Yara
• Yanina
• Yaneth
• Yalitza
• Yanela