Total births
41
Girls' name · since 2016
Yaz
Yaz has 41 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17016
- among girls today
- 41
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yaz currently ranks #17016 among girls' names in America, with 41 babies recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaz has been recorded 41 times among girls since 2016, currently ranked #17016 nationally and more common than 4% 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 2016 to 2025.
- #17016 among girls today
- 41 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yaz is currently the #17016 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 41 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17016
- among girls today
- 41
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yaz vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17016
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Yaz was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
8 babies were named Yaz in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Yaz compares
41 13th 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
Yaz's all-time total is 89% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaz | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 41 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yaz splits its recorded history at 2023: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yaz at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#17,016
Active since
2016
Yaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Yaz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yaz's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Yaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yaz? ▼
Yaz has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17016 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Yaz most popular? ▼
Yaz was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Yaz been used? ▼
Records for Yaz go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yaz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yazmin, Yazmine, Yazmeen, Yazlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Yaz
Nearby Names Like Yaz
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yaz
Yazmin Girl
#1785 9,344 births
Yazmine Girl
#4064 2,660 births
Yazmeen Girl
495 births
Yazlin Girl
#5109 468 births
Yazlyn Girl
#5108 373 births
Compare Yaz side by side: Yaz vs Yazmin Yaz vs Yazmine Yaz vs Yazmeen
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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, 2016–2025 (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. "Yaz: #17016 Girls' Name - 41 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yaz. 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 Yaz 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.