Boys' name · since 1912
Yaro
Yaro has 25 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yaro sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 25 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaro has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1920.
- #27,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaro ranks #27,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #27,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yaro's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Yaro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaro's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1920
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1920.
25 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1918 with 7 births in a single year.
Yaro by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (19 births, 76% of the file).
1910s was Yaro's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Yaro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 19 births (76% of all-time use).
Yaro decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Yaro by state
Where Yaro concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 24 | 96.0% |
24 of 25 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 96.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 96.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Yaro's data
- Yaro's decade-level peak was the 1910s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Yaros (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yaro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1912–1920 (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 Yaro 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.
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