Total births
16
Boys' name · since 2015
Ywa
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Ywa, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11960
- among boys today
- 16
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Ywa currently ranks #11960 among boys' names in America, with 16 babies recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ywa has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #11960 nationally and more common than 16% 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 2015 to 2024.
- #11960 among boys today
- 16 born since 2015
- 2010s peak decade
- 16% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Ywa is currently the #11960 boys' name in America, more common than 16% of boys - 16 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11960
- among boys today
- 16
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Ywa vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11960
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Ywa was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Ywa in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Ywa compares
16 6th 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
Ywa's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ywa | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ywa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ywa's full recorded timeline at 2016, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ywa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,960
Active since
2015
Ywa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Ywa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ywa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Ywa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ywa? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 16 babies named Ywa. Today it holds rank #11960 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 6 births.
When was Ywa most popular? ▼
Ywa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Ywa been used? ▼
Records for Ywa go back to 2015, giving 10 years of history through 2024.
What to do with Ywa's data
- Ywa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2024 (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. "Ywa: #11960 Boys' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ywa. 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 Ywa 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 July 2026.