Boys' name · since 1981
Yogesh
Yogesh has 51 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
51 boys have been named Yogesh since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Yogesh recorded 51 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2015.
- #22,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yogesh ranks #22,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yogesh's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yogesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yogesh's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yogesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2015
- Peak year (1996)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Yogesh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Yogesh's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Yogesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Yogesh's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yogesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
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, 1981–2015 (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 Yogesh 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.