Girls' name · since 1981
Yalitza
1,043 babies named Yalitza in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yalitza currently ranks #11220 among girls' names in America, with 1,043 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yalitza has been recorded 1,043 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #11220 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #7,295 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,220 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,043 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yalitza ranks #7,295 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,220 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,043 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yalitza's 1,043 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yalitza compares
1,043 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Yalitza's all-time total is 177% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yalitza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,043 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yalitza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yalitza's full recorded timeline at 2003, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 159 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yalitza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Yalitza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (315 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Yalitza's strongest decade.
315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Yalitza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
315 births
- 2020s
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 315 births (30% of all-time use).
How Yalitza 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 Yalitza's total volume
Yalitza by state
Where Yalitza concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 110 | 10.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 82 | 7.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 7 | 0.7% |
151 of 1,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Yalitza appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yalitza's data
- Yalitza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (315 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yalitzas (151 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yalitza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Yalitza 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.