Total births
12
Boys' name · since 2011
Yker
Yker has 12 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 12
- total births
- 2011–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Yker sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yker has been recorded 12 times among boys since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2012.
- 12 total births
- 2011–2012 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 boys have been named Yker since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.
- 12
- total births
- 2011–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yker was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
7 babies were named Yker in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Yker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yker's full recorded timeline at 2012, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yker at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Yker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2012
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Yker by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yker's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yker? ▼
Since 2011, Social Security records show 12 babies named Yker. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 7 births.
When was Yker most popular? ▼
Yker was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Yker been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yker since 2011 -- 2 years through the most recent 2012 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2011–2012 (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. "Yker: Baby Name Since 2011 - 12 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yker. 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 Yker 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 July 2026.