Boys' name · since 1992
Yahir
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 12,431 babies named Yahir, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,431
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yahir currently ranks #816 among boys' names in America, with 12,431 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Yahir recorded 12,431 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #816 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #1,067 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #816 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,431 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yahir ranks #1,067 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #816 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,431 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,431
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yahir's 12,431 recorded births place it above 97.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yahir compares
12,431 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Yahir's all-time total is 34x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,431 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,274 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yahir's full recorded timeline at 2010, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 1,274 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yahir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 1,274
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Yahir popularity over time - girls
50 total births recorded since 2002 (Yahir as girls' name)
Yahir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,292 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Yahir's strongest decade.
6,292 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Yahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,292 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,370 births
- 2020s 1,726
2020s
1,726 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,292 births (51% of all-time use).
How Yahir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yahir's total volume
Yahir by state
Where Yahir concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,051 | 24.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,309 | 18.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 649 | 5.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 545 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 473 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 442 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 434 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 426 | 3.4% |
3,051 of 12,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Yahir appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yahir's data
- Yahir's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,292 total births); usage has since declined to 1,726 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yahirs (3,051 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yahir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Yahir 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.