Total births
463
Girls' name · since 1959
Yaffa
Yaffa has 463 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9677
- among girls today
- 463
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yaffa is the #9677 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 463 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaffa has been recorded 463 times among girls since 1959, currently ranked #9677 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #9677 among girls today
- 463 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yaffa is currently the #9677 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 463 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9677
- among girls today
- 463
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Yaffa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9677
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Yaffa was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
23 babies were named Yaffa in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Yaffa compares
463 Top 46% higher than 54% of 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
Yaffa's all-time total is 21% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaffa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 463 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yaffa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yaffa splits its recorded history at 2000: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yaffa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,677
Active since
1959
Yaffa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Yaffa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Yaffa's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Yaffa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 108 births (23% of all-time use).
Yaffa by state
Where Yaffa concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 172 | 37.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 8 | 1.7% |
New York share of Yaffa's total US births 37.1%
Even split
172 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yaffa? ▼
Since 1959, Social Security records show 463 babies named Yaffa. Today it holds rank #9677 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 23 births.
When was Yaffa most popular? ▼
Yaffa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Yaffa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yaffa are New York (172 births), New Jersey (8 births).
How long has the name Yaffa been used? ▼
Yaffa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 67 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Yaffa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yafa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yaffa's data
- Yaffa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yaffas (172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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, 1959–2025 (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. "Yaffa: #9677 Girls' Name - 463 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yaffa. 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 Yaffa 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.