US rank #4799 Girls' name Peak 2005 5,149 births

Yahaira — #4799 US girls' name

5,149 babies named Yahaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2321980s6431990s9922000s21922010s8922020s198
#4799
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Yahaira was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

311 babies were named Yahaira in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yahaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,149 babies named Yahaira between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yahaira currently holds the #4799 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 311 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yahaira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yahaira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,384 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yahaira in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yahaira 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 5,149 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.

Yahaira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,149

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2005

311 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,799

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yahaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
311
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0100200300400 202420172010200319961989198219751973 29

Yahaira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,192 births that decade — 43% of Yahaira's all-time total
1970s2321980s6431990s9922000s21922010s8922020s198

Yahaira by state

Where Yahaira concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yahaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,384 26.9%
#2 Texas
911 17.7%
#3 New York
550 10.7%
#4 Illinois
279 5.4%
#5 Arizona
160 3.1%
#6 Florida
120 2.3%
#7 New Jersey
120 2.3%
#8 Georgia
81 1.6%
California share of Yahaira's total US births 26.9%
Even split

1,384 of 5,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Yahaira appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yahaira?
5,149 babies have been named Yahaira since 1973. It currently ranks #4799 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 311 births.
When was Yahaira most popular?
Yahaira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,192 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Yahaira most popular?
The top states for the name Yahaira are California (1,384 births), Texas (911 births), New York (550 births).
How long has the name Yahaira been used?
Yahaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yahaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yahira, Yahayra, Yahritza, Yahvi, 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, 1973–2024 (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.