Girls' name · since 1975
Yuka
391 babies named Yuka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
391 girls have been named Yuka since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yuka has 391 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2023.
- #13,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 391 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuka ranks #13,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 391 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yuka's 391 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yuka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yuka's full recorded timeline at 2000, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yuka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Yuka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (153 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Yuka's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yuka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 153 births (39% of all-time use).
Yuka by state
Where Yuka concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 14.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.6% |
57 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yuka's data
- Yuka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yukas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yuka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1975–2023 (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 Yuka 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.