Unisex name · since 1977
Yardley
107 babies named Yardley in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yardley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 107 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yardley has been recorded 107 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1977 to 2021.
- #26,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 107 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yardley ranks #26,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yardley's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yardley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yardley splits its recorded history at 2011: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yardley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2021
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Yardley popularity over time - boys
99 total births recorded since 1968 (Yardley as boys' name)
Yardley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Yardley's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Yardley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Yardley's data
- Yardley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yardley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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, 1977–2021 (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 Yardley 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.