Total births
71
Boys' name · since 1999
Yaya
71 babies named Yaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11571
- among boys today
- 71
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other boys
Yaya currently ranks #11571 among boys' names in America, with 71 babies recorded since 1999.
Yaya has 71 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11571 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11571 among boys today
- 71 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 19% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yaya is currently the #11571 boys' name in America, more common than 19% of boys - 71 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11571
- among boys today
- 71
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other boys
Yaya vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11571
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 19% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Yaya was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
8 babies were named Yaya in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Yaya compares
71 21th percentile among 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
Yaya's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaya | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yaya's full recorded timeline at 2019, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yaya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#11,571
Active since
1999
Yaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Yaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yaya's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Yaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yaya? ▼
Yaya has been given to 71 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11571 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Yaya most popular? ▼
Yaya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Yaya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yaya since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Yaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yayden. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 1999–2025 (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. "Yaya: #11571 Boys' Name - 71 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yaya. 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 Yaya 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.