US rank #3606 Unisex name Peak 2024 542 births

Yari — #3606 US unisex name

542 babies named Yari in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s1442010s2002020s174
#3606
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Yari was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

43 babies were named Yari in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yari

The Social Security Administration has registered 542 babies named Yari between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yari currently holds the #3606 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 43 babies received it in a single year. Yari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 57 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yari performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yari shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yari in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yari 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 542 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.

Yari at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

542

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2024

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,606

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yari popularity over time — girls

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
43
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001996 7

Yari popularity over time — boys

57 total births recorded since 1980 (Yari as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 57 births
45678910 202420232022202020192007200620021980 5

Yari by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
200 births that decade — 37% of Yari's all-time total
1990s242000s1442010s2002020s174

Yari by state

Where Yari concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Yari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
16 3.0%
#2 California
10 1.8%
#3 Texas
10 1.8%
#4 Florida
8 1.5%
#5 Maryland
7 1.3%
Georgia share of Yari's total US births 3.0%
Even split

16 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yari?
542 babies have been named Yari since 1996. It currently ranks #3606 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 43 births.
When was Yari most popular?
Yari was most popular in the 2010s decade with 200 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yari most popular?
The top states for the name Yari are Georgia (16 births), California (10 births), Texas (10 births).
Is Yari a unisex name?
Yes, Yari is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 542 births, and as a boy's name it has 57 births.
How long has the name Yari been used?
Yari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yari?
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.