Unisex name · since 1977
Yarnell
Yarnell has 88 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yarnell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 88 have been recorded since 1977.
Yarnell has 88 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1982.
- #28,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 88 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yarnell ranks #28,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yarnell's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Yarnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yarnell's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yarnell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1982
- Peak year (1977)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Yarnell popularity over time - boys
64 total births recorded since 1962 (Yarnell as boys' name)
Yarnell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (69 births, 78% of the file).
1970s was Yarnell's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Yarnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 69 births (78% of all-time use).
Yarnell by state
Where Yarnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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- Yarnell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Yarnells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yarnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1977–1982 (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 Yarnell 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.