Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1973
Yakini
15 babies named Yakini in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 15
- total births
- 1973–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Yakini is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1973.
Yakini has 15 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1976.
- 15 total births
- 1973–1976 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Yakini since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1976.
- 15
- total births
- 1973–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yakini was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
5 babies were named Yakini in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
Yakini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yakini's full recorded timeline at 1974, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births.
Yakini at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Yakini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1976
- Peak year (1973)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Yakini by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Yakini's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yakini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yakini? ▼
Since 1973, Social Security records show 15 babies named Yakini. The most recent recorded year was 1976. Its busiest year on record was 1973, with 5 births.
When was Yakini most popular? ▼
Yakini was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Yakini been used? ▼
Records for Yakini go back to 1973, giving 4 years of history through 1976.
What names are similar to Yakini? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Yakini
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Yakima Girl
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Yakeline Girl
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Yakisha Girl
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Compare Yakini side by side: Yakini vs Yakira Yakini vs Yakelin Yakini vs Yakima
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1973–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yakini: Baby Name Since 1973 - 15 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yakini. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yakini 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 June 2026.