Girls' name · since 1993

Yeira

Yeira has 254 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,471 of 72,339
all-time among girls
254
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

254 girls have been named Yeira since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeira has been recorded 254 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2022.

  • #17,471 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 254 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeira ranks #17,471 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,471 of 72,339
all-time among girls
254
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Yeira's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Yeira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yeira's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yeira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
23
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
510152025 19932000200320062009201220152022 6

Yeira by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Yeira's strongest decade.

128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Yeira births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Yeira by state

Where Yeira concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yeira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 7.1%
California share of Yeira's total US births 7.1%

18 of 254 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yeira?
Yeira has been given to 254 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,471 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 23 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Yeira sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeira ranks #17,471 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yeira most popular?
Yeira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Yeira most popular?
The top states for the name Yeira are California (18 births).
How long has the name Yeira been used?
Yeira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 30 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Yeira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yeimy, Yeimi, Yeilin, Yeilyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yeira's data

  • Yeira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Yeiras (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yeira

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yeira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2022 (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 Yeira 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.