Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Yadira

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,900 Trend ↓ Falling 14%
Rank 2025
#3,900
among girls · ↓444 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
38
named Yadira · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 42,297
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
593 babies
All-time total
12,838
#1,434 all-time among girls
First recorded
1949
in Social Security records

Yadira popularity over time

12,838 babies have been named Yadira since 1949, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #6,055
1950s 25 – 25 3 +400% #3,962
1960s 112 – 112 11 +348% #3,082
1970s 1,130 – 1,130 113 +909% #775
1980s 2,240 5 2,245 225 +99% #671
1990s 3,512 18 3,530 353 +57% #585
2000s 4,345 – 4,345 435 +23% #506
2010s 1,164 – 1,164 116 -73% #1,012
2020s (to 2025) 282 – 282 47 -60% #3,138

Where Yadira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 34 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Yadira

Yadira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,900 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1949, 12,838 American babies have been named Yadira. Its peak came in 2005, when 593 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yadira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yadira?

The median living Yadira is about 27 years old; half are between 19 and 36. An estimated 13 thousand people named Yadira are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Yadira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 38 #3,900 – –
2024 46 #3,456 – –
2023 50 #3,269 – –
2022 50 #3,277 – –
2021 47 #3,388 – –
2020 51 #3,138 – –
2019 44 #3,550 – –
2018 66 #2,645 – –
2017 78 #2,353 – –
2016 73 #2,501 – –
2015 76 #2,429 – –
2014 98 #2,026 – –
2013 132 #1,633 – –
2012 153 #1,484 – –
2011 195 #1,234 – –
2010 249 #1,012 – –
2009 318 #870 – –
2008 394 #752 – –
2007 503 #598 – –
2006 543 #545 – –
2005 593 #506 – –
2004 510 #563 – –
2003 454 #601 – –
2002 393 #644 – –
2001 346 #711 – –
2000 291 #791 – –
1995 392 #585 – –
1990 355 #635 5 #9,461
1985 199 #821 – –
1980 264 #671 – –
1975 144 #909 – –
1970 20 #3,310 – –
1965 10 #4,490 – –
1960 11 #4,177 – –
1955 7 #5,199 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yadira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Yadira?

The median living Yadira is about 27 years old. Half of all living Yadiras are between 19 and 36 years old.

How many people named Yadira are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Yadira are alive in the United States, based on 12,838 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yadira in 2025?

Yadira ranked #3,900 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yadira?

12,838 babies have been named Yadira in the United States since 1949, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yadira most popular?

Yadira peaked in 2005, when 593 newborns received the name.

Is Yadira a boy or girl name?

Yadira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yadira rising or falling?

Yadira is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yadira become more popular?

Yadira is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Yadira in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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