Girls' name · since 1972
Yoruba
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Yoruba, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Yoruba since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Yoruba recorded 13 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1974.
- #51,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoruba ranks #51,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #51,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yoruba's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yoruba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yoruba's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yoruba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1974
- Peak year (1972)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Yoruba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Yoruba's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yoruba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yoruba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1972–1974 (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 Yoruba 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.