Girls' name · since 1981
Yakira
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 993 babies named Yakira, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 993
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
993 babies have been named Yakira since 1981, making it today's #4702 girls' name.
Yakira has 993 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4702 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #7,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,702 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 993 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yakira ranks #7,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,702 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 993 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 993
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yakira's 993 recorded births place it above 89.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yakira compares
993 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Yakira's all-time total is 164% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yakira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 993 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yakira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yakira's full recorded timeline at 2006, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yakira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Yakira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (319 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Yakira's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yakira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
314 births
- 2000s
2000s
319 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 319 births (32% of all-time use).
How Yakira 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 Yakira's total volume
Yakira by state
Where Yakira concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 106 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 28 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 28 | 2.8% |
| #4 | California | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 8 | 0.8% |
106 of 993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yakira's data
- Yakira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (319 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yakiras (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Yakira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Yakira 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.