US rank #16420 Girls' name Peak 2005 42 births

Yazira — #16420 US girls' name

42 babies named Yazira in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312020s11
#16420
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Yazira was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

10 babies were named Yazira in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yazira

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Yazira between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yazira currently holds the #16420 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yazira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yazira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yazira 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 42 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.

Yazira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

42

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2005

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,420

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yazira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 202420232008200620052004 6

Yazira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 74% of Yazira's all-time total
2000s312020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yazira?
42 babies have been named Yazira since 2004. It currently ranks #16420 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 10 births.
When was Yazira most popular?
Yazira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Yazira been used?
Yazira has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yazira?
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.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.