Total births
60
Girls' name · since 2000
Yukta
Yukta has 60 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12798
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yukta is the #12798 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 60 recorded since 2000.
Yukta has 60 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12798 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, 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 2000 to 2025.
- #12798 among girls today
- 60 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yukta is currently the #12798 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 60 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12798
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Yukta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12798
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Yukta was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
7 babies were named Yukta in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Yukta compares
60 17th percentile among 17,726 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
Yukta's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yukta | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yukta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yukta splits its recorded history at 2014: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yukta at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#12,798
Active since
2000
Yukta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Yukta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yukta's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Yukta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yukta? ▼
Yukta has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12798 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Yukta most popular? ▼
Yukta was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Yukta been used? ▼
Yukta has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Yukta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuki, Yukiko, Yuka, Yukie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yukta's data
- Yukta's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
Keep exploring Yukta
Nearby Names Like Yukta
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yukta
Yuki Girl
#4484 1,067 births
Yukiko Girl
485 births
Yuka Girl
391 births
Yukie Girl
243 births
Yukari Girl
180 births
Compare Yukta side by side: Yukta vs Yuki Yukta vs Yukiko Yukta vs Yuka
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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, 2000–2025 (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. "Yukta: #12798 Girls' Name - 60 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yukta. 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 Yukta 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.