Adhara
Adhara was the 370th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 829 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,794 places. More babies were named Adhara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning virgins (Arabic star name) · Arabic
Say it uh-DAR-uh /əˈdɑrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #370 girls, up 5,300 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 829girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025829 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,154babies recorded
What does the name Adhara mean?
Adhara is the name of the second-brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, as Wiktionary notes. Wiktionary's Italian entry derives the star name from Arabic ʿadhārā, virgins. As a girls' name Adhara is very recent in the US, recorded only from 2013. Our sources give only the star-name origin, and we found no older tradition of Adhara as a personal name, so its use as a given name is a modern choice inspired by the star.
عَذَارَى (Arabic, “virgins”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only.
Related names: Adara.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adhara' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adhara' (Italian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Adhara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #370 | 829 |
| 2020 | #5,670 | 21 |
| 2010 | — | — |
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How popular is Adhara, counting every spelling?
Adhara has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #397 for girls in 2025, against #370 on the official list, because Londyn/London/Londynn and Jazlyn/Jazlynn/Jazzlyn and Macie/Maci/Macy move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Adhara?
829 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adhara (0.23 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adhara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 10 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adhara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adhara?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Adhara are alive today, with a median age of 2; half are between 1 and 3. That makes Adhara a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adhara by state
How common Adhara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.9×), New York (2.3×), Massachusetts (1.9×), Florida (1.9×), Colorado (1.8×). In 19 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adhara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adhara, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Adhara · Sibling names for Adhara
Questions about the name Adhara
What does Adhara mean?
Adhara means “virgins (Arabic star name)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adhara?
Adhara was the 370th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 829 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,794 places. More babies were named Adhara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Adhara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adhara in the US.
Where is Adhara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adhara was most common in New Jersey (0.73 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and New York.