US rank #15985 Girls' name Peak 1993 39 births

Yarelyn — #15985 US girls' name

39 babies named Yarelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s52010s52020s5
#15985
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Yarelyn was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

24 babies were named Yarelyn in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yarelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Yarelyn between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yarelyn currently holds the #15985 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yarelyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yarelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yarelyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yarelyn 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 39 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.

Yarelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

39

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

1993

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,985

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yarelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
24
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 2024201120071993 24

Yarelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 62% of Yarelyn's all-time total
1990s242000s52010s52020s5

Yarelyn by state

Where Yarelyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yarelyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9 23.1%
#2 New York
5 12.8%
California share of Yarelyn's total US births 23.1%
Even split

9 of 39 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yarelyn?
39 babies have been named Yarelyn since 1993. It currently ranks #15985 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 24 births.
When was Yarelyn most popular?
Yarelyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Yarelyn most popular?
The top states for the name Yarelyn are California (9 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Yarelyn been used?
Yarelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yarelyn?
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, 1993–2024 (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.