US rank #7477 Boys' name Peak 2016 257 births

Yaroslav — #7477 US boys' name

257 babies named Yaroslav in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s772010s1262020s47
#7477
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Yaroslav was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

17 babies were named Yaroslav in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaroslav

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Yaroslav between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yaroslav currently holds the #7477 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaroslav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yaroslav shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yaroslav in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaroslav 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 257 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.

Yaroslav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

257

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2016

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,477

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaroslav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
17
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5101520 202420202017201420112008200520021998 7

Yaroslav by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
126 births that decade — 49% of Yaroslav's all-time total
1990s72000s772010s1262020s47

Yaroslav by state

Where Yaroslav concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yaroslav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 3.9%
Florida share of Yaroslav's total US births 3.9%

10 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaroslav?
257 babies have been named Yaroslav since 1998. It currently ranks #7477 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 17 births.
When was Yaroslav most popular?
Yaroslav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Yaroslav most popular?
The top states for the name Yaroslav are Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Yaroslav been used?
Yaroslav has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yaroslav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yariel, Yared, Yareth, Yaron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.