Girls' name · since 1973
Yajaira
5,674 babies named Yajaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,674
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,674 babies have been named Yajaira since 1973, making it today's #4391 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yajaira recorded 5,674 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #4391 nationally today, ahead of 75% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #2,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,391 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,674 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yajaira ranks #2,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,674 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,674
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yajaira's 5,674 recorded births place it above 96.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yajaira compares
5,674 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Yajaira's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yajaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,674 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 231 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yajaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yajaira's full recorded timeline at 1999, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 18 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 231 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yajaira popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Yajaira popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1994 (Yajaira as boys' name)
Yajaira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,804 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Yajaira's strongest decade.
1,804 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yajaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 345
1970s
345 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,082 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,773 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,804 births
- 2010s 486
2010s
486 births
- 2020s 184
2020s
184 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,804 births (32% of all-time use).
How Yajaira 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 Yajaira's total volume
Yajaira by state
Where Yajaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,801 | 31.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,062 | 18.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 473 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 284 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 188 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 153 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 127 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 54 | 1.0% |
1,801 of 5,674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Yajaira appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yajaira's data
- Yajaira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,804 total births); usage has since declined to 184 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yajairas (1,801 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 Yajaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Yajaira 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.