Yoruba — girls' name

What the Data Says About Yoruba

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Yoruba between 1972 and 1974, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yoruba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoruba performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoruba 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 13 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.