Boys' name · since 1993
Yordy
Yordy has 316 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yordy is the #9237 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 316 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yordy has been recorded 316 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #9237 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #10,303 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,237 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yordy ranks #10,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,237 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yordy's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yordy compares
316 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Yordy's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yordy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yordy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yordy's full recorded timeline at 2009, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yordy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Yordy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Yordy's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Yordy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (49% of all-time use).
Yordy by state
Where Yordy concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 316 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yordy's data
- Yordy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Yordys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yordy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Yordy 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.