Unisex name · since 1974
Yuma
357 babies named Yuma in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,826 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yuma is the #7826 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 357 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuma has been recorded 357 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #7826 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #9,652 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,826 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 357 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuma ranks #9,652 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,826 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 357 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,826 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yuma's 357 recorded births place it above 78.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yuma compares
357 49th 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
Yuma's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuma | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yuma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yuma's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yuma popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Yuma popularity over time - girls
103 total births recorded since 1996 (Yuma as girls' name)
Yuma by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Yuma's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yuma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (39% of all-time use).
Yuma by state
Where Yuma concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 14.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
52 of 357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yuma's data
- Yuma's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yumas (52 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 Yuma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Yuma 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.