Yaffa: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,548

among girls · ↑4,684 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Yaffa

How common

1 in 69,881

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

23 babies

All-time total

463

#12,415 all-time among girls

First recorded

1959

in Social Security records

Yaffa popularity over time

463 babies have been named Yaffa since 1959, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	5	1	–	#7,193
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	48	5	–	#6,072
1980s	63	6	+31%	#8,037
1990s	56	6	-11%	#9,532
2000s	108	11	+93%	#8,266
2010s	105	11	-3%	#6,408
2020s (to 2025)	78	13	+24%	#5,548

Where Yaffa 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	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	23	0.01	outside top 500
2029	23	0.01	outside top 500
2030	23	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Yaffa

Yaffa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,548 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 463 American babies have been named Yaffa. Its peak came in 2025, when 23 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Yaffa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yaffa?

The median living Yaffa is about 19 years old; half are between 8 and 35. An estimated 500 people named Yaffa are alive in the United States today.

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

Yaffa year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	23	#5,548
2024	10	#10,232
2023	8	#12,143
2022	11	#9,648
2021	14	#8,009
2020	12	#8,930
2019	19	#6,408
2018	13	#8,590
2017	13	#8,754
2016	–	–
2015	13	#8,916
2014	10	#10,921
2013	10	#10,968
2012	11	#10,396
2011	9	#12,114
2010	7	#14,881
2009	13	#9,359
2008	13	#9,447
2007	11	#10,789
2006	11	#10,580
2005	7	#14,450
2004	11	#9,863
2003	9	#11,289
2002	13	#8,266
2001	11	#9,328
2000	9	#10,720
1995	–	–
1990	8	#10,172
1985	5	#12,469
1980	–	–
1975	5	#10,595
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yaffa?

The median living Yaffa is about 19 years old. Half of all living Yaffas are between 8 and 35 years old.

How many people named Yaffa are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Yaffa are alive in the United States, based on 463 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yaffa in 2025?

Yaffa ranked #5,548 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yaffa?

463 babies have been named Yaffa in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yaffa most popular?

Yaffa peaked in 2025, when 23 newborns received the name.

Is Yaffa a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Yaffa rising or falling?

Yaffa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yaffa become more popular?

Yaffa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Yaffa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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