Girls' name · since 1991
Yakelin
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 562 babies named Yakelin, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,309 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
562 babies have been named Yakelin since 1991, making it today's #11309 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yakelin recorded 562 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #11309 nationally today, ahead of 35% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #11,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,309 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 562 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yakelin ranks #11,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,309 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 562 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,309 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yakelin's 562 recorded births place it above 84.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yakelin compares
562 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Yakelin's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yakelin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yakelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yakelin splits its recorded history at 2008: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yakelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Yakelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (296 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Yakelin's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Yakelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
296 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 296 births (53% of all-time use).
How Yakelin 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 Yakelin's total volume
Yakelin by state
Where Yakelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 6.2% |
62 of 562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yakelin's data
- Yakelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (296 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yakelins (62 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 Yakelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Yakelin 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.