Total births
405
Boys' name · since 1973
Yaw
Yaw has 405 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6942
- among boys today
- 405
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- more common than other boys
Yaw currently ranks #6942 among boys' names in America, with 405 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Yaw recorded 405 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #6942 nationally today, ahead of 51% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #6942 among boys today
- 405 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yaw is currently the #6942 boys' name in America, more common than 51% of boys - 405 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6942
- among boys today
- 405
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- more common than other boys
Yaw vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#6942
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 51% of names given to boys today.
2000s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Yaw was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
18 babies were named Yaw in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
How Yaw compares
405 Top 48% higher than 52% of 14,294 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
Yaw's all-time total is 10% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaw | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 405 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yaw's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaw's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaw at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1997
Current rank
#6,942
Active since
1973
Yaw popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Yaw by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Yaw's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Yaw births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (28% of all-time use).
Yaw by state
Where Yaw concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 3.0% |
New York share of Yaw's total US births 3.0%
12 of 405 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yaw? ▼
Since 1973, Social Security records show 405 babies named Yaw. Today it holds rank #6942 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 18 births.
When was Yaw most popular? ▼
Yaw was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Yaw most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yaw are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Yaw been used? ▼
Records for Yaw go back to 1973, giving 53 years of history through 2025.
What to do with Yaw's data
- Yaw's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yaws (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1973–2025 (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. "Yaw: #6942 Boys' Name - 405 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yaw. 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 Yaw 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.