Total births
135
Girls' name · since 2009
Yafa
135 babies named Yafa in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4759
- among girls today
- 135
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yafa is the #4759 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 135 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yafa has been recorded 135 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #4759 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #4759 among girls today
- 135 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 73% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yafa is currently the #4759 girls' name in America, more common than 73% of girls - 135 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4759
- among girls today
- 135
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- more common than other girls
Yafa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4759
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 73% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Yafa was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
29 babies were named Yafa in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Yafa compares
135 29th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yafa's all-time total is 65% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yafa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 135 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yafa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yafa splits its recorded history at 2020: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yafa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#4,759
Active since
2009
Yafa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Yafa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yafa's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Yafa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 103 births (76% of all-time use).
Yafa by state
Where Yafa concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yafa? ▼
Since 2009, Social Security records show 135 babies named Yafa. Today it holds rank #4759 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 29 births.
When was Yafa most popular? ▼
Yafa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yafa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yafa are Texas (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Yafa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yafa since 2009 -- 17 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Yafa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaffa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yafa's data
- Texas records the most Yafas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yafa: #4759 Girls' Name - 135 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yafa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yafa 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 June 2026.