US rank #4216 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,182 births

Yelitza — #4216 US girls' name

1,182 babies named Yelitza in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s941990s2102000s3412010s3242020s208
#4216
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Yelitza was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

81 babies were named Yelitza in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yelitza

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,182 babies named Yelitza between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yelitza currently holds the #4216 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yelitza performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yelitza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 219 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yelitza in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yelitza 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 1,182 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.

Yelitza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,182

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2023

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,216

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yelitza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
81
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419871976 5

Yelitza by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
341 births that decade — 29% of Yelitza's all-time total
1970s51980s941990s2102000s3412010s3242020s208

Yelitza by state

Where Yelitza concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yelitza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
219 18.5%
#2 Texas
144 12.2%
#3 New York
38 3.2%
#4 Illinois
23 1.9%
#5 Florida
10 0.8%
#6 Arizona
6 0.5%
#7 Georgia
5 0.4%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.4%
California share of Yelitza's total US births 18.5%
Even split

219 of 1,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yelitza?
1,182 babies have been named Yelitza since 1976. It currently ranks #4216 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 81 births.
When was Yelitza most popular?
Yelitza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 341 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Yelitza most popular?
The top states for the name Yelitza are California (219 births), Texas (144 births), New York (38 births).
How long has the name Yelitza been used?
Yelitza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yelitza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yelena, Yelina, Yelonda, Yelani, 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, 1976–2024 (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.