US rank #2894 Girls' name Peak 1993 8,371 births

Yaritza — #2894 US girls' name

8,371 babies named Yaritza in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s3751990s17282000s26562010s27392020s830
#2894
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Yaritza was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

510 babies were named Yaritza in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaritza

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,371 babies named Yaritza between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yaritza currently holds the #2894 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 510 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaritza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,739 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yaritza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,753 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaritza in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaritza 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 8,371 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.

Yaritza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,371

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1993

510 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,894

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaritza popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
510
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-2000200400600 20242017201020031996198919821975 7

Yaritza popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1993 (Yaritza as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1993 5

Yaritza by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,739 births that decade — 33% of Yaritza's all-time total
1970s431980s3751990s17282000s26562010s27392020s830

Yaritza by state

Where Yaritza concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yaritza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,753 20.9%
#2 Texas
1,422 17.0%
#3 Illinois
684 8.2%
#4 New York
649 7.8%
#5 Arizona
461 5.5%
#6 Florida
420 5.0%
#7 New Jersey
337 4.0%
#8 Washington
163 1.9%
California share of Yaritza's total US births 20.9%
Even split

1,753 of 8,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Yaritza appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaritza?
8,371 babies have been named Yaritza since 1975. It currently ranks #2894 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 510 births.
When was Yaritza most popular?
Yaritza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,739 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Yaritza most popular?
The top states for the name Yaritza are California (1,753 births), Texas (1,422 births), Illinois (684 births).
How long has the name Yaritza been used?
Yaritza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yaritza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaretzi, Yareli, Yara, Yarely, 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, 1975–2024 (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.