US rank #5222 Girls' name Peak 2022 334 births

Yarah — #5222 US girls' name

334 babies named Yarah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s772010s1322020s115
#5222
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Yarah was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

27 babies were named Yarah in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yarah

The Social Security Administration has registered 334 babies named Yarah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yarah currently holds the #5222 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yarah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yarah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yarah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yarah 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 334 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.

Yarah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

334

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2022

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,222

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yarah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
27
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Yarah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
132 births that decade — 40% of Yarah's all-time total
1990s102000s772010s1322020s115

Yarah by state

Where Yarah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yarah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.8%
Florida share of Yarah's total US births 1.8%

6 of 334 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yarah?
334 babies have been named Yarah since 1996. It currently ranks #5222 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 27 births.
When was Yarah most popular?
Yarah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Yarah most popular?
The top states for the name Yarah are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Yarah been used?
Yarah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yarah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaretzi, Yareli, Yaritza, Yara, 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, 1996–2024 (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.