Girls' name · since 2002
Yexalen
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 111 babies named Yexalen, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yexalen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 111 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yexalen has been recorded 111 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #26,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 111 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yexalen ranks #26,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yexalen's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yexalen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yexalen's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yexalen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Yexalen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Yexalen's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Yexalen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (36% of all-time use).
Yexalen by state
Where Yexalen concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 9.0% |
10 of 111 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yexalen's data
- Yexalen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yexalens (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yexalen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2002–2024 (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 Yexalen 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.