US rank #16470 Unisex name Peak 2010 75 births

Yireh — #16470 US unisex name

75 babies named Yireh in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s482020s11
#16470
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Yireh was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

9 babies were named Yireh in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yireh

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Yireh between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yireh currently holds the #16470 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Yireh is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 18 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yireh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yireh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yireh 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 75 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.

Yireh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

75

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2010

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,470

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yireh popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Yireh popularity over time — boys

18 total births recorded since 2017 (Yireh as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
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Yireh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 64% of Yireh's all-time total
2000s162010s482020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yireh?
75 babies have been named Yireh since 2005. It currently ranks #16470 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 9 births.
When was Yireh most popular?
Yireh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Yireh a unisex name?
Yes, Yireh is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 75 births, and as a boy's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Yireh been used?
Yireh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yireh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yiran, Yira, Yiru. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2005–2024 (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.