Yara (or Iara) is a given name developed independently in the Arabic and Tupi languages, and also the anglicized spelling of a number of unrelated given names.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

• Arabic Yara (يارا) meaning small butterfly
• Brazilian Portuguese Iara, a river spirit in Tupi and Guarani mythology
• Persian Yārā يارا (يارا) meaning "strength" or "courage". The dictionary definition of يارا at Wiktionary
• Biblical Yaʿrah (יַעֲרָה) in the Masoretic text of 1 Chronicles 9:42 is a variant of יַעֲרָה yaʿărâh "forested", used as a masculine given name of a descendant of Saul (son of Micah, great-grandson of Mephibosheth).^[6]

In the 1990s, Yara (without identifiable etymology or ethnic connection) began to become popular as a girl's name in Western countries.

Notable people with the name include:

• Yara (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese singer
• Yara Amaral (1936–1988), Brazilian actress
• Yara Bernette (1920–2002), Brazilian classical pianist
• Yara Cortes (1921–2002), Brazilian actress
• Yara Dufren, real life contestant on 90 Day Fiancé in Season 6 (2020–21), husband of Jovi Dufren (m.2020)
• Yara Gambirasio (1997–2010), Italian murder victim
• Yara Goubran (born 1982), Egyptian actress
• Yara Greyjoy, character in the Game of Thrones HBO series, based on the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books by George R.R. Martin
• Yara Kastelijn (born 1997), Dutch racing cyclist
• Yara van Kerkhof (born 1990), Dutch skater
• Yara Lasanta (born 1986), Puerto Rican model
• Yara Martinez (born 1979), American actress
• Yara Bou Rada (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
• Yara Sallam (born 1985), Egyptian human-rights activist
• Yara dos Santos (born 1979), Cape Verdean writer
• Yara Shahidi (born 2000), American actress
• Yara Silva (born 1964), Brazilian footballer
• Yara Sofia (born 1984), Puerto Rican entertainer
• Yara Tupinambá (born 1932), Brazilian artist
• Yara Yavelberg (1943–1971), Brazilian psychologist

• Yusaku Yara (born 1948), Japanese actor
• Yara (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Yara