Girls' name · since 1911

Yetive

Yetive has 51 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,922 of 72,339
all-time among girls
51
born since 1911
1910s
peak decade

Yetive sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1911.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yetive has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1926.

  • #34,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 51 born since 1911
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yetive ranks #34,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.

#34,922 of 72,339
all-time among girls
51
born since 1911
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yetive's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yetive's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yetive's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yetive popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1926

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1915)
13
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
468101214 1911191219141915191619171926 5

Yetive by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (46 births, 90% of the file).

1910s was Yetive's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.

Yetive births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 46 births (90% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yetive? ▼
Yetive has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,922 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1926. 13 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Yetive sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yetive ranks #34,922 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 Yetive most popular? ▼
Yetive was most popular in the 1910s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Yetive been used? ▼
Records for Yetive go back to 1911, giving 16 years of history through 1926.
What names are similar to Yetive? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yetta, Yetzali, Yetunde, Yetzaly. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yetive's data

  • Yetive's decade-level peak was the 1910s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Yetive

Nearby Names Like Yetive

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yetive

Yetta Girl
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Yetzali Girl
#3204 461 births
Yetunde Girl
192 births
Yetzaly Girl
26 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yetive: 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, 1911–1926 (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 Yetive 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.