US rank #11527 Boys' name Peak 2021 65 births

Yaya — #11527 US boys' name

65 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.

1990s52000s172010s192020s24
#11527
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

37% 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.

What the Data Says About Yaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Yaya between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yaya currently holds the #11527 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yaya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaya 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 65 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.

Yaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

65

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,527

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 20242023202220212019201420102007200420031999 5

Yaya by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
24 births that decade — 37% of Yaya's all-time total
1990s52000s172010s192020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaya?
65 babies have been named Yaya since 1999. It currently ranks #11527 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Yaya most popular?
Yaya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Yaya been used?
Yaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1999–2024 (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.