Girls' name · since 1925
Yayoi
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Yayoi, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #54,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yayoi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1925.
Yayoi has 11 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1992.
- #54,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1925
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yayoi ranks #54,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.
- #54,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yayoi's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yayoi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yayoi splits its recorded history at 1992: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yayoi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1992
- Peak year (1925)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Yayoi by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Yayoi's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Yayoi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Yayoi by state
Where Yayoi concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 45.5% |
5 of 11 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yayoi's data
- Yayoi's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yayois (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yayoi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1925–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Yayoi 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 August 2026.