Boys' name · since 1992
Yeltsin
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Yeltsin, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
50 babies have been named Yeltsin since 1992, making it today's #10052 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yeltsin recorded 50 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #10052 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #22,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,052 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 50 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeltsin ranks #22,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,052 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 50 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yeltsin's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Yeltsin compares
50 17th percentile among 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
Yeltsin's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yeltsin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yeltsin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yeltsin splits its recorded history at 2017: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yeltsin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Yeltsin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Yeltsin's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Yeltsin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Yeltsin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yeltsin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Yeltsin 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.