US rank #6626 Boys' name Peak 2016 331 births

Yahshua — #6626 US boys' name

331 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.

1990s162000s732010s1612020s81
#6626
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Yahshua was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

24 babies were named Yahshua in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yahshua

The Social Security Administration has registered 331 babies named Yahshua between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yahshua currently holds the #6626 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yahshua performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yahshua shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Yahshua in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yahshua 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 331 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.

Yahshua at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

331

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2016

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,626

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yahshua popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
24
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419971992 5

Yahshua by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
161 births that decade — 49% of Yahshua's all-time total
1990s162000s732010s1612020s81

Yahshua by state

Where Yahshua concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yahshua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.0%
#2 Florida
6 1.8%
California share of Yahshua's total US births 3.0%
Even split

10 of 331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yahshua?
331 babies have been named Yahshua since 1992. It currently ranks #6626 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 24 births.
When was Yahshua most popular?
Yahshua was most popular in the 2010s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Yahshua most popular?
The top states for the name Yahshua are California (10 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Yahshua been used?
Yahshua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yahshua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yahir, Yahya, Yahel, Yahia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.