US rank #763 Boys' name Peak 2003 12,124 births

Yahir — #763 US boys' name

12,124 babies named Yahir in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s432000s62902010s43702020s1421
#763
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Yahir was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

1,274 babies were named Yahir in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yahir

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,124 babies named Yahir between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yahir currently holds the #763 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 1,274 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yahir performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6,290 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yahir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,988 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yahir in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yahir 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 12,124 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.

Yahir at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

12,124

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2003

1,274 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#763

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yahir popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2003)
1,274
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420202016201220082004200019951992 6

Yahir popularity over time — girls

50 total births recorded since 2002 (Yahir as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
468101214 2014200720062005200420032002 6

Yahir by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6,290 births that decade — 52% of Yahir's all-time total
1990s432000s62902010s43702020s1421

Yahir by state

Where Yahir concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yahir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,988 24.6%
#2 Texas
2,255 18.6%
#3 Illinois
637 5.3%
#4 North Carolina
532 4.4%
#5 New York
457 3.8%
#6 Georgia
434 3.6%
#7 Florida
422 3.5%
#8 Arizona
414 3.4%
California share of Yahir's total US births 24.6%
Even split

2,988 of 12,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Yahir appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yahir?
12,124 babies have been named Yahir since 1992. It currently ranks #763 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 1,274 births.
When was Yahir most popular?
Yahir was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6,290 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Yahir most popular?
The top states for the name Yahir are California (2,988 births), Texas (2,255 births), Illinois (637 births).
How long has the name Yahir been used?
Yahir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yahir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yahya, Yahel, Yahia, Yahye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1992–2024 (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.