Boys' name · since 1992
Yashua
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 344 babies named Yashua, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,521 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yashua is the #8521 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 344 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Yashua recorded 344 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #8521 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #9,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,521 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 344 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yashua ranks #9,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,521 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 344 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,521 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yashua's 344 recorded births place it above 78.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Yashua compares
344 48th 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
Yashua's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yashua | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yashua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yashua splits its recorded history at 2009: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yashua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Yashua by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (121 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Yashua's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Yashua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 121 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Yashua's data
- Yashua's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- 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 Yashua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Yashua 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.