Unisex name · since 1999
Ya
Ya has 34 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ya has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2004.
- #39,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ya ranks #39,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #39,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ya's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ya's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2004
- Peak year (2001)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Ya popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1984 (Ya as boys' name)
Ya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 82% of the file).
2000s was Ya's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Ya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (82% of all-time use).
Ya by state
Where Ya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 17.6% |
6 of 34 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ya's data
- New York records the most Yas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~5 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.