Boys' name · since 1990
Yazen
398 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.
- #9,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 398
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
398 babies have been named Yazen since 1990, making it today's #5117 boys' name.
Yazen has 398 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5117 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #9,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,117 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 398 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yazen ranks #9,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,117 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 398 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 398
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yazen's 398 recorded births place it above 80.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yazen compares
398 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Yazen's all-time total is 8% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yazen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 398 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yazen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yazen's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yazen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Yazen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (143 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Yazen's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Yazen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 143 births (36% 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 398 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yazen's data
- Yazen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (143 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yazens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yazen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Yazen 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.