Recorded 1971–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,334 births

Yadhira — girls' name

1,334 babies named Yadhira in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s831980s271990s442000s9982010s1652020s17
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Yadhira was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

233 babies were named Yadhira in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yadhira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,334 babies named Yadhira between 1971 and 2022, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yadhira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 233 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yadhira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 998 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yadhira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 276 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yadhira in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yadhira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,334 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yadhira at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,334

Since 1971

52 years of records

Peak year

2006

233 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1971

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2022

Yadhira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1971

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
233
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Yadhira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
998 births that decade — 75% of Yadhira's all-time total
1970s831980s271990s442000s9982010s1652020s17

Yadhira by state

Where Yadhira concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yadhira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
276 20.7%
#2 Texas
275 20.6%
#3 Illinois
78 5.8%
#4 Florida
38 2.8%
#5 Arizona
25 1.9%
#6 Georgia
19 1.4%
#7 New York
17 1.3%
#8 Oklahoma
12 0.9%
California share of Yadhira's total US births 20.7%
Even split

276 of 1,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Yadhira appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yadhira?
1,334 babies have been named Yadhira since 1971. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 233 births.
When was Yadhira most popular?
Yadhira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 998 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Yadhira most popular?
The top states for the name Yadhira are California (276 births), Texas (275 births), Illinois (78 births).
How long has the name Yadhira been used?
Yadhira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 52 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Yadhira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yadira, Yadirah, Yadelin, Yadeliz, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.