Total births
83
Unisex name · since 2005
Yireh
83 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.
- #16525
- among girls today
- 83
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
83 babies have been named Yireh since 2005, making it today's #16525 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Yireh recorded 83 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #16525 nationally today, ahead of 7% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #16525 among girls today
- 83 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yireh is currently the #16525 unisex name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 83 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16525
- among girls today
- 83
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Yireh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16525
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
58% 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.
How Yireh compares
83 21th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yireh's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yireh | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yireh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yireh splits its recorded history at 2013: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yireh at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2010
Current rank
#16,525
Active since
2005
Yireh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Yireh popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 2017 (Yireh as boys' name)
Yireh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yireh's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Yireh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yireh? ▼
Yireh has been given to 83 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16525 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
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 83 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 21 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Yireh's data
- Yireh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yireh: #16525 Unisex Name - 83 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yireh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yireh 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 June 2026.