Yazen — #7946 US boys' name
379 babies named Yazen in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 44% of names given to boys today.
38% of everyone ever named Yazen was born in this single decade.
22 babies were named Yazen in 2020 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Yazen
The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Yazen between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yazen currently holds the #7946 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 22 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Yazen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yazen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yazen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Yazen 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 379 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.
Yazen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Yazen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990
- Peak year (2020)
- 22
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #7946 among boys.
379 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 22 births in a single year.
Yazen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 143 births that decade — 38% of Yazen's all-time total
Yazen decade highlights
- Peak decade 143 births
- Runner-up 87 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Yazen's strongest decade
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
Yazen by state
Where Yazen concentrates geographically — total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 379 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 1.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yazen? ▼
When was Yazen most popular? ▼
Where is Yazen most popular? ▼
How long has the name Yazen been used? ▼
What names are similar to Yazen? ▼
Keep exploring Yazen
Nearby Names Like Yazen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yazen
Compare Yazen side by side: Yazen vs Yazan Yazen vs Yazeed Yazen vs Yaziel
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yazen
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1990–2024 (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.