Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1981
Yashia
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Yashia, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1981–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Yashia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1981.
Yashia has 16 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1988.
- 16 total births
- 1981–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Yashia since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 16
- total births
- 1981–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yashia was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
6 babies were named Yashia in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Yashia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yashia's full recorded timeline at 1987, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yashia at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Yashia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1988
- Peak year (1981)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Yashia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Yashia's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yashia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yashia? ▼
Since 1981, Social Security records show 16 babies named Yashia. The most recent recorded year was 1988. Its busiest year on record was 1981, with 6 births.
When was Yashia most popular? ▼
Yashia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Yashia been used? ▼
Records for Yashia go back to 1981, giving 8 years of history through 1988.
What names are similar to Yashia? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Yashia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1981–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yashia: Baby Name Since 1981 - 16 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yashia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yashia 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 June 2026.