Unisex name · since 2015
Yahli
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Yahli, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yahli currently ranks #16580 among unisex names in America, with 22 babies recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yahli has been recorded 22 times among girls since 2015, currently ranked #16580 nationally and more common than 4% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #45,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,580 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22 born since 2015
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yahli ranks #45,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,580 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.
- #45,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yahli's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Yahli compares
22 8th percentile among 17,297 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
Yahli's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yahli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yahli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yahli's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yahli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Yahli popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 2012 (Yahli as boys' name)
Yahli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Yahli's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Yahli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Yahli's data
- Yahli's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Yahli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 Yahli 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.