Girls' name · since 1934
Ysela
Ysela has 192 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
192 babies have been named Ysela since 1934, making it today's #13374 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ysela has been recorded 192 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #13374 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, 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 1934 to 2025.
- #20,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,374 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 192 born since 1934
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ysela ranks #20,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,374 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 192 born since 1934, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ysela's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arizona.
How Ysela compares
192 36th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ysela's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ysela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 192 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ysela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ysela's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ysela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Currently ranks #13374 among girls.
192 total births across 92 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 12 births in a single year.
Ysela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (66 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Ysela's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ysela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 66 births (34% of all-time use).
Ysela decade highlights
- Peak decade 66 births
- Runner-up 35 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ysela by state
Where Ysela concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
Top 5 states
- Arizona 5.2% of nationwide
- Texas 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Arizona accounts for 5.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Ysela's data
- Ysela's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arizona records the most Yselas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arizona 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 Ysela: 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 (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 Ysela 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.
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