Recorded 1969–2021 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,048 births

Yashica — girls' name

1,048 babies named Yashica in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s6001980s3491990s352000s332010s192020s7
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Yashica was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

116 babies were named Yashica in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yashica

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,048 babies named Yashica between 1969 and 2021, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yashica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 116 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yashica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 600 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Yashica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Yashica in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yashica 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 1,048 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.

Yashica at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,048

Since 1969

53 years of records

Peak year

1979

116 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1969

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2021

Yashica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1969

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1979)
116
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Yashica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
600 births that decade — 57% of Yashica's all-time total
1960s51970s6001980s3491990s352000s332010s192020s7

Yashica by state

Where Yashica concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yashica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
98 9.4%
#2 Florida
78 7.4%
#3 Louisiana
53 5.1%
#4 South Carolina
46 4.4%
#5 Texas
35 3.3%
#6 Alabama
29 2.8%
#7 North Carolina
25 2.4%
#8 Michigan
13 1.2%
Georgia share of Yashica's total US births 9.4%
Even split

98 of 1,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Yashica appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yashica?
1,048 babies have been named Yashica since 1969. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1979 with 116 births.
When was Yashica most popular?
Yashica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 600 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Yashica most popular?
The top states for the name Yashica are Georgia (98 births), Florida (78 births), Louisiana (53 births).
How long has the name Yashica been used?
Yashica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 53 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Yashica?
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.

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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, 1969–2021 (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.