Recorded 2000–2009 Girls' name Peak 2006 30 births

Yakelyn — girls' name

30 babies named Yakelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s30
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Yakelyn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Yakelyn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yakelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Yakelyn between 2000 and 2009, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yakelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yakelyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yakelyn 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 30 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.

Yakelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

30

Since 2000

10 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2000

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2009

Yakelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2000

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20092008200620032000 5

Yakelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 100% of Yakelyn's all-time total
2000s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yakelyn?
30 babies have been named Yakelyn since 2000. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Yakelyn most popular?
Yakelyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Yakelyn been used?
Yakelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 10 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Yakelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yakira, Yakelin, Yakima, Yakeline, and 4 more. 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, 2000–2009 (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.