US rank #3394 Girls' name Peak 2005 12,777 births

Yadira — #3394 US girls' name

12,777 babies named Yadira in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s251960s1121970s11301980s22401990s35122000s43452010s11642020s244
#3394
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Yadira was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

593 babies were named Yadira in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yadira

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,777 babies named Yadira between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yadira currently holds the #3394 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 593 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yadira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,345 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Yadira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,744 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yadira in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yadira 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 12,777 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.

Yadira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,777

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

2005

593 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,394

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yadira popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
593
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420152006199719881979197019611949 5

Yadira popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 1987 (Yadira as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 1993199219901987 5

Yadira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
4,345 births that decade — 34% of Yadira's all-time total
1940s51950s251960s1121970s11301980s22401990s35122000s43452010s11642020s244

Yadira by state

Where Yadira concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yadira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,744 37.1%
#2 Texas
2,489 19.5%
#3 Illinois
763 6.0%
#4 New York
696 5.4%
#5 Arizona
399 3.1%
#6 Florida
380 3.0%
#7 New Jersey
193 1.5%
#8 Washington
191 1.5%
California share of Yadira's total US births 37.1%
Even split

4,744 of 12,777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Yadira appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yadira?
12,777 babies have been named Yadira since 1949. It currently ranks #3394 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 593 births.
When was Yadira most popular?
Yadira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 4,345 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Yadira most popular?
The top states for the name Yadira are California (4,744 births), Texas (2,489 births), Illinois (763 births).
How long has the name Yadira been used?
Yadira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yadira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yadhira, Yadirah, Yadelin, Yadeliz, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1949–2024 (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.