Boys' name · since 1992
Yahshua
343 babies named Yahshua in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,408 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
343 babies have been named Yahshua since 1992, making it today's #7408 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yahshua has been recorded 343 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #7408 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #9,872 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,408 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 343 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yahshua ranks #9,872 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,408 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 343 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,408 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yahshua's 343 recorded births place it above 78.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yahshua compares
343 48th percentile among 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
Yahshua's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yahshua | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 343 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yahshua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yahshua splits its recorded history at 2012: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yahshua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Yahshua by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Yahshua's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Yahshua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (47% of all-time use).
Yahshua by state
Where Yahshua concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.7% |
10 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yahshua's data
- Yahshua's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yahshuas (10 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 Yahshua: 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 (~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 Yahshua 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.