Recorded 1979–2002 Girls' name Peak 2002 29 births

Yakia — girls' name

29 babies named Yakia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s112000s8
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Yakia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yakia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yakia

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Yakia between 1979 and 2002, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yakia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yakia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yakia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yakia 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 29 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.

Yakia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

29

Since 1979

24 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1979

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2002

Yakia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1979

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 20021995199019861979 5

Yakia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 38% of Yakia's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s112000s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yakia?
29 babies have been named Yakia since 1979. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Yakia most popular?
Yakia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Yakia been used?
Yakia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 24 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Yakia?
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, 1979–2002 (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.