US rank #4394 Girls' name Peak 2005 5,641 births

Yajaira — #4394 US girls' name

5,641 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.

1970s3451980s10811990s17732000s18042010s4862020s152
#4394
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Yajaira was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

231 babies were named Yajaira in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yajaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,641 babies named Yajaira between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yajaira currently holds the #4394 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 231 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yajaira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,804 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yajaira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,794 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yajaira in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yajaira 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 5,641 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.

Yajaira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,641

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2005

231 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,394

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yajaira popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
231
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
050100150200250 202420172010200319961989198219751973 55

Yajaira popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1994 (Yajaira as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1994 5

Yajaira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,804 births that decade — 32% of Yajaira's all-time total
1970s3451980s10811990s17732000s18042010s4862020s152

Yajaira by state

Where Yajaira concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yajaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,794 31.8%
#2 Texas
1,057 18.7%
#3 New York
472 8.4%
#4 Illinois
284 5.0%
#5 Arizona
188 3.3%
#6 New Jersey
153 2.7%
#7 Florida
127 2.3%
#8 Georgia
54 1.0%
California share of Yajaira's total US births 31.8%
Even split

1,794 of 5,641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Yajaira appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yajaira?
5,641 babies have been named Yajaira since 1973. It currently ranks #4394 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 231 births.
When was Yajaira most popular?
Yajaira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,804 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Yajaira most popular?
The top states for the name Yajaira are California (1,794 births), Texas (1,057 births), New York (472 births).
How long has the name Yajaira been used?
Yajaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yajaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yajayra, Yajahira, Yajaida. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2024 (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.