US rank #12470 Girls' name Peak 2019 1,035 births

Yalitza — #12470 US girls' name

1,035 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.

1980s1641990s1862000s2282010s3152020s142
#12470
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Yalitza was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

159 babies were named Yalitza in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yalitza

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,035 babies named Yalitza between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yalitza currently holds the #12470 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 159 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yalitza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yalitza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 151 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yalitza in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yalitza 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 1,035 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.

Yalitza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,035

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2019

159 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,470

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yalitza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
159
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
-50050100150200 202420182012200620001994198819821981 42

Yalitza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
315 births that decade — 30% of Yalitza's all-time total
1980s1641990s1862000s2282010s3152020s142

Yalitza by state

Where Yalitza concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yalitza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
151 14.6%
#2 Texas
110 10.6%
#3 New York
82 7.9%
#4 New Jersey
26 2.5%
#5 Florida
13 1.3%
#6 Arizona
11 1.1%
#7 Illinois
9 0.9%
#8 Colorado
7 0.7%
California share of Yalitza's total US births 14.6%
Even split

151 of 1,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Yalitza appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yalitza?
1,035 babies have been named Yalitza since 1981. It currently ranks #12470 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 159 births.
When was Yalitza most popular?
Yalitza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Yalitza most popular?
The top states for the name Yalitza are California (151 births), Texas (110 births), New York (82 births).
How long has the name Yalitza been used?
Yalitza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yalitza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yalonda, Yalanda, Yalena, Yalani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.