Recorded 1974–1988 Girls' name Peak 1979 87 births

Yasheka — girls' name

87 babies named Yasheka in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s52
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Yasheka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Yasheka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yasheka

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Yasheka between 1974 and 1988, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yasheka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yasheka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yasheka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yasheka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yasheka 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 87 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.

Yasheka at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

87

Since 1974

15 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1974

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1988

Yasheka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1974

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 198819851984198319821981198019791977197619751974 6

Yasheka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 60% of Yasheka's all-time total
1970s351980s52

Yasheka by state

Where Yasheka concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yasheka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 5.7%
Georgia share of Yasheka's total US births 5.7%

5 of 87 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yasheka?
87 babies have been named Yasheka since 1974. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Yasheka most popular?
Yasheka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Yasheka most popular?
The top states for the name Yasheka are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Yasheka been used?
Yasheka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 15 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Yasheka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yasmin, Yasmine, Yasmeen, Yasmina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–1988 (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.