Total births
10
Recorded 2000–2009 Boys' name Peak 2000 10 births
Yesh — boys' name
10 babies named Yesh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yesh was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
5 babies were named Yesh in 2000 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Yesh
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Yesh between 2000 and 2009, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Yesh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Yesh 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 10 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.
Yesh at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Yesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2000
- Peak year (2000)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
Yesh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Yesh's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yesh? ▼
10 babies have been named Yesh since 2000. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2000 with 5 births.
When was Yesh most popular? ▼
Yesh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Yesh been used? ▼
Yesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 10 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Yesh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yeshua, Yeshaya, Yesenia, Yeshayahu, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Yesh
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Yessenia Boy
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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, 2000–2009 (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.