Girls' name · since 1978
Yajahira
Yajahira has 195 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
195 girls have been named Yajahira since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Yajahira recorded 195 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1978 to 2014.
- #20,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yajahira ranks #20,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yajahira's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yajahira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yajahira splits its recorded history at 2000: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yajahira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2014
- Peak year (2004)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Yajahira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Yajahira's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yajahira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (52% of all-time use).
Yajahira by state
Where Yajahira concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 195 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yajahira's data
- Yajahira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yajahiras (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yajahira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1978–2014 (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 Yajahira 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.