Boys' name · since 1984
Yashar
138 babies named Yashar in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yashar is the #12486 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 138 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Yashar recorded 138 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #12486 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #15,340 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,486 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 138 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yashar ranks #15,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,486 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 138 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yashar's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Yashar compares
138 31st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yashar's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yashar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yashar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yashar's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yashar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Yashar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Yashar's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Yashar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Yashar's data
- Yashar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Yashar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Yashar 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.