Recorded 1977–1986 Girls' name Peak 1977 16 births

Yatasha — girls' name

16 babies named Yatasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s10
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Yatasha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Yatasha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yatasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Yatasha between 1977 and 1986, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yatasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yatasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yatasha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yatasha 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 16 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.

Yatasha at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

16

Since 1977

10 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1977

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1986

Yatasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1977

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619811977 6

Yatasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 63% of Yatasha's all-time total
1970s61980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yatasha?
16 babies have been named Yatasha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Yatasha most popular?
Yatasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Yatasha been used?
Yatasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 10 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Yatasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yatziri, Yatziry, Yatzil, Yatzari, 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, 1977–1986 (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.