Unisex name · since 2008
Yali
Yali has 96 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yali sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 96 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Yali recorded 96 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #27,616 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yali ranks #27,616 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #27,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yali's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yali's full recorded timeline at 2018, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yali popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Yali popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 2004 (Yali as boys' name)
Yali by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (48 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Yali's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Yali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 48 births (50% of all-time use).
Yali by state
Where Yali concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 6.3% |
6 of 96 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yali's data
- California records the most Yalis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Yali 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.