US rank #13003 Boys' name Peak 2011 77 births

Yavuz — #13003 US boys' name

77 babies named Yavuz in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s232010s392020s5
#13003
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Yavuz was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

10 babies were named Yavuz in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yavuz

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Yavuz between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yavuz currently holds the #13003 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yavuz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yavuz shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yavuz in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yavuz 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 77 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.

Yavuz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

77

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,003

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yavuz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
10
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 2024201720122010200820061996 5

Yavuz by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
39 births that decade — 51% of Yavuz's all-time total
1990s102000s232010s392020s5

Yavuz by state

Where Yavuz concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yavuz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 6.5%
Texas share of Yavuz's total US births 6.5%

5 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yavuz?
77 babies have been named Yavuz since 1996. It currently ranks #13003 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 10 births.
When was Yavuz most popular?
Yavuz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Yavuz most popular?
The top states for the name Yavuz are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yavuz been used?
Yavuz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yavuz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yavier, Yaviel, Yavin, Yavian. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1996–2024 (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.