Unisex name · since 1999

Yacine

Yacine has 118 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,348 of 45,481
all-time among boys
118
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Yacine is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 118 have been recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yacine has been recorded 118 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. 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 2024.

  • #16,348 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 118 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yacine ranks #16,348 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,348 of 45,481
all-time among boys
118
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yacine's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yacine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yacine's full recorded timeline at 2014, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yacine popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2016)
11
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 1999200620112014201720212024 7

Yacine popularity over time - girls

86 total births recorded since 1997 (Yacine as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 86 births
45678910 19972001200520092016202120232024 5

Yacine by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (67 births, 57% of the file).

2010s was Yacine's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Yacine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yacine?
Yacine has been given to 118 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,348 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 11 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Yacine sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yacine ranks #16,348 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yacine most popular?
Yacine was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Yacine a unisex name?
Yes, Yacine is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 118 births, and as a girl's name it has 86 births.
How long has the name Yacine been used?
Records for Yacine go back to 1999, giving 26 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Yacine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yacoub, Yacob, Yacqub, Yacov, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yacine's data

  • Yacine's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yacine

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yacine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2024 (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 Yacine 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.