US rank #4658 Unisex name Peak 2023 375 births

Yareth — #4658 US boys' name

375 babies named Yareth in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s292010s2172020s129
#4658
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Yareth was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

53 babies were named Yareth in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yareth

The Social Security Administration has registered 375 babies named Yareth between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yareth currently holds the #4658 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 53 babies received it in a single year. Yareth is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 249 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yareth performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yareth shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yareth in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yareth 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 375 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.

Yareth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

375

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2023

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,658

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yareth popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
53
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0204060 2024202120182015201220092004 5

Yareth popularity over time — girls

249 total births recorded since 1998 (Yareth as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 249 births
051015202530 20242016201320102007200420011998 9

Yareth by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
217 births that decade — 58% of Yareth's all-time total
2000s292010s2172020s129

Yareth by state

Where Yareth concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Yareth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
64 17.1%
#2 Texas
37 9.9%
#3 New York
7 1.9%
#4 Illinois
5 1.3%
California share of Yareth's total US births 17.1%
Even split

64 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yareth?
375 babies have been named Yareth since 2004. It currently ranks #4658 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 53 births.
When was Yareth most popular?
Yareth was most popular in the 2010s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Yareth most popular?
The top states for the name Yareth are California (64 births), Texas (37 births), New York (7 births).
Is Yareth a unisex name?
Yes, Yareth is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 375 births, and as a girl's name it has 249 births.
How long has the name Yareth been used?
Yareth has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yareth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yariel, Yared, Yaron, Yarel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2024 (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.