Boys' name · since 1993
Yotam
Yotam has 152 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,653 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
152 babies have been named Yotam since 1993, making it today's #12653 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yotam recorded 152 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #12653 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #14,678 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,653 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 152 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yotam ranks #14,678 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,653 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 152 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,653 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yotam's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Yotam compares
152 33rd 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
Yotam's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yotam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 152 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yotam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yotam's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yotam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Yotam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (59 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Yotam's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yotam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 59 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Yotam's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Yotam
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yotam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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 Yotam 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.