Girls' name · since 1912
Yaeko
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 439 babies named Yaeko, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 439
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yaeko is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 439 have been recorded since 1912.
Yaeko has 439 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1936.
- #12,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 439 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaeko ranks #12,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 439 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 439
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yaeko's 439 recorded births place it above 82.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Yaeko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yaeko's full recorded timeline at 1924, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yaeko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1936
- Peak year (1922)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Yaeko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (253 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Yaeko's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Yaeko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
108 births
- 1920s
1920s
253 births
- 1930s 78
1930s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 253 births (58% of all-time use).
Yaeko by state
Where Yaeko concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 285 | 64.9% |
| #2 | California | | 51 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 1.1% |
285 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yaeko's data
- Yaeko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Yaekos (285 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Yaeko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1912–1936 (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 Yaeko 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.