Total births
31
Girls' name · since 2019
Yahra
Yahra has 31 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17189
- among girls today
- 31
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
31 babies have been named Yahra since 2019, making it today's #17189 girls' name.
Yahra has 31 recorded births among girls since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17189 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.
- #17189 among girls today
- 31 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yahra is currently the #17189 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 31 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17189
- among girls today
- 31
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yahra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17189
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
84% of everyone ever named Yahra was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
9 babies were named Yahra in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Yahra compares
31 10th percentile among 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
Yahra's all-time total is 92% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yahra | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yahra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yahra's full recorded timeline at 2022, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yahra at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#17,189
Active since
2019
Yahra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Yahra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yahra's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Yahra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yahra? ▼
Yahra has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17189 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Yahra most popular? ▼
Yahra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Yahra been used? ▼
Yahra has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yahra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yahaira, Yahira, Yahayra, Yahritza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Yahra
Nearby Names Like Yahra
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yahra
Yahaira Girl
#4814 5,176 births
Yahira Girl
#12447 486 births
Yahayra Girl
204 births
Yahritza Girl
#7951 122 births
Yahvi Girl
#10104 107 births
Compare Yahra side by side: Yahra vs Yahaira Yahra vs Yahira Yahra vs Yahayra
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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, 2019–2024 (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. "Yahra: #17189 Girls' Name - 31 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yahra. 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 Yahra 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.