Unisex name · since 1980
Yer
572 babies named Yer in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 572
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yer is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 572 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Yer recorded 572 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2002.
- #10,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 572 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yer ranks #10,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 572 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 572
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yer's 572 recorded births place it above 84.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yer's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yer popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2002
- Peak year (1988)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Yer popularity over time - boys
142 total births recorded since 1980 (Yer as boys' name)
Yer by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (283 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Yer's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Yer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
283 births
- 1990s
1990s
272 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 283 births (49% of all-time use).
How Yer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yer's total volume
Yer by state
Where Yer concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 256 | 44.8% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 103 | 18.0% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 59 | 10.3% |
256 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yer's data
- Yer's decade-level peak was the 1980s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yers (256 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1980–2002 (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 Yer 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.