Recorded 1978–2013 Girls' name Peak 1986 451 births

Yomaira — girls' name

451 babies named Yomaira in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s2461990s1112000s702010s12
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Yomaira was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

74 babies were named Yomaira in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yomaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Yomaira between 1978 and 2013, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yomaira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yomaira performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yomaira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Yomaira in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yomaira 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 451 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.

Yomaira at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

451

Since 1978

36 years of records

Peak year

1986

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1978

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2013

Yomaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1978

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1986)
74
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Yomaira by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
246 births that decade — 55% of Yomaira's all-time total
1970s121980s2461990s1112000s702010s12

Yomaira by state

Where Yomaira concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Yomaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
59 13.1%
#2 California
57 12.6%
#3 New Jersey
28 6.2%
#4 Texas
22 4.9%
#5 Illinois
6 1.3%
New York share of Yomaira's total US births 13.1%
Even split

59 of 451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yomaira?
451 babies have been named Yomaira since 1978. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1986 with 74 births.
When was Yomaira most popular?
Yomaira was most popular in the 1980s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Yomaira most popular?
The top states for the name Yomaira are New York (59 births), California (57 births), New Jersey (28 births).
How long has the name Yomaira been used?
Yomaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 36 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Yomaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yomara, Yomayra, Yomira, Yomaris, and 4 more. 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, 1978–2013 (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.