US rank #7946 Boys' name Peak 2020 379 births

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.

1990s702000s872010s1432020s79
#7946
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Yazen was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

379

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2020

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,946

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yazen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
22
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199819921990 7

Yazen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
143 births that decade — 38% of Yazen's all-time total
1990s702000s872010s1432020s79

Yazen by state

Where Yazen concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yazen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Yazen's total US births 1.3%

5 of 379 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yazen?
379 babies have been named Yazen since 1990. It currently ranks #7946 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 22 births.
When was Yazen most popular?
Yazen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Yazen most popular?
The top states for the name Yazen are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Yazen been used?
Yazen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yazen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yazan, Yazeed, Yaziel, Yazid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.