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
Yacine's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
118 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 11 births in a single year.
Yacine popularity over time - girls
86 total births recorded since 1997 (Yacine as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Yacine accounts for 42% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (57% of all-time use).
Yacine decade highlights
- Peak decade 67 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- 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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1999–2024 (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.
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