Total births
37
Boys' name · since 2012
Yuda
37 babies named Yuda in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11871
- among boys today
- 37
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Yuda is the #11871 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 37 recorded since 2012.
Yuda has 37 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11871 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #11871 among boys today
- 37 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 17% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yuda is currently the #11871 boys' name in America, more common than 17% of boys - 37 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11871
- among boys today
- 37
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yuda vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11871
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Yuda was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
6 babies were named Yuda in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Yuda compares
37 13th percentile among 14,294 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
Yuda's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuda | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yuda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yuda's full recorded timeline at 2017, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yuda at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#11,871
Active since
2012
Yuda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Yuda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yuda's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Yuda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).
Yuda by state
Where Yuda concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 32 | 86.5% |
New York share of Yuda's total US births 86.5%
32 of 37 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yuda? ▼
37 babies have been named Yuda since 2012. It currently ranks #11871 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 6 births.
When was Yuda most popular? ▼
Yuda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Yuda most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yuda are New York (32 births).
How long has the name Yuda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yuda since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Yuda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yudiel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Yuda's data
- Yuda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yudas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yuda: #11871 Boys' Name - 37 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yuda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yuda 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 June 2026.