Total births
21
Girls' name · since 2009
Yayra
Yayra has 21 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14642
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Yayra currently ranks #14642 among girls' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yayra has been recorded 21 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #14642 nationally and more common than 17% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #14642 among girls today
- 21 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yayra is currently the #14642 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 21 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14642
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Yayra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14642
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Yayra was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Yayra in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Yayra compares
21 7th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yayra's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yayra | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yayra's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yayra at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#14,642
Active since
2009
Yayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Yayra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yayra's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yayra? ▼
Since 2009, Social Security records show 21 babies named Yayra. Today it holds rank #14642 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 6 births.
When was Yayra most popular? ▼
Yayra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Yayra been used? ▼
Yayra has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yayra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaylin, Yayeko, Yayoi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 2009–2024 (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. "Yayra: #14642 Girls' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yayra. 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 Yayra 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.