Girls' name · since 1979
Yaira
Yaira has 584 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,949 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 584
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yaira is the #6949 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 584 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Yaira recorded 584 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #6949 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1979 to 2025.
- #10,728 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,949 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 584 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaira ranks #10,728 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,949 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 584 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,949 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 584
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yaira's 584 recorded births place it above 85.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Yaira compares
584 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Yaira's all-time total is 55% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 584 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yaira's full recorded timeline at 2005, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Yaira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (265 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Yaira's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Yaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
265 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 265 births (45% of all-time use).
How Yaira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yaira's total volume
Yaira by state
Where Yaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 7.0% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
41 of 584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yaira's data
- Yaira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (265 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Yairas (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Yaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Yaira 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.