Yakita — girls' name

What the Data Says About Yakita

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Yakita between 1973 and 1984, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yakita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yakita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yakita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yakita 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.