Yahaira: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,981

among girls · ↓93 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Yahaira · -4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 59,528

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2005

311 babies

All-time total

5,176

#2,508 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Yahaira popularity over time

5,176 babies have been named Yahaira since 1973, 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	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	232	23	–	#1,644
1980s	643	64	+177%	#1,573
1990s	992	99	+54%	#1,295
2000s	2,192	219	+121%	#825
2010s	892	89	-59%	#1,272
2020s (to 2025)	225	38	-58%	#2,817

Where Yahaira 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	25	0.02	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	22	0.01	outside top 500
2029	20	0.01	outside top 500
2030	20	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Yahaira

Yahaira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,981 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 5,176 American babies have been named Yahaira. Its peak came in 2005, when 311 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 Yahaira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yahaira?

The median living Yahaira is about 22 years old; half are between 17 and 30. An estimated 5,100 people named Yahaira 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.

Yahaira year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	27	#4,981
2024	28	#4,888
2023	31	#4,561
2022	34	#4,291
2021	61	#2,817
2020	44	#3,497
2019	44	#3,551
2018	58	#2,904
2017	74	#2,462
2016	64	#2,738
2015	52	#3,209
2014	65	#2,713
2013	91	#2,106
2012	118	#1,758
2011	188	#1,272
2010	138	#1,589
2009	165	#1,425
2008	225	#1,144
2007	238	#1,094
2006	247	#1,041
2005	311	#825
2004	222	#1,048
2003	293	#834
2002	176	#1,173
2001	183	#1,146
2000	132	#1,411
1995	118	#1,400
1990	77	#1,860
1985	64	#1,783
1980	60	#1,832
1975	25	#2,967
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yahaira?

The median living Yahaira is about 22 years old. Half of all living Yahairas are between 17 and 30 years old.

How many people named Yahaira are alive today?

An estimated 5,100 people named Yahaira are alive in the United States, based on 5,176 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yahaira in 2025?

Yahaira ranked #4,981 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yahaira?

5,176 babies have been named Yahaira in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yahaira most popular?

Yahaira peaked in 2005, when 311 newborns received the name.

Is Yahaira a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Yahaira rising or falling?

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

Will Yahaira become more popular?

Yahaira is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Yahaira 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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