Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Yari

Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #4,167 Trend ↑ Rising 27%
Rank 2025
#4,167
among girls · ↓594 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Yari · -34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
53 babies
All-time total
635
#10,798 all-time among girls
First recorded
1980
in Social Security records

Yari popularity over time

635 babies have been named Yari since 1980, 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
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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 – – – – – –
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1980s – 5 5 1 – –
1990s 24 – 24 2 +380% #11,775
2000s 144 19 163 16 +579% #6,315
2010s 200 5 205 21 +26% #4,152
2020s (to 2025) 210 28 238 40 +93% #3,573

Where Yari 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 38 0.02 outside top 500
2028 40 0.02 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Yari

Yari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,167 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1980, 635 American babies have been named Yari, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 53 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 Yari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yari?

The median living Yari is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 18. An estimated 600 people named Yari are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Yari 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 35 #4,167 – –
2024 44 #3,573 9 #8,962
2023 27 #4,992 9 #8,889
2022 35 #4,199 5 #14,254
2021 39 #3,879 – –
2020 30 #4,542 5 #13,973
2019 35 #4,152 5 #14,051
2018 21 #6,000 – –
2017 17 #7,086 – –
2016 24 #5,610 – –
2015 16 #7,596 – –
2014 16 #7,623 – –
2013 17 #7,358 – –
2012 17 #7,445 – –
2011 14 #8,598 – –
2010 23 #5,971 – –
2009 19 #7,054 – –
2008 12 #10,061 – –
2007 22 #6,315 7 #10,881
2006 15 #8,226 7 #10,631
2005 13 #8,860 – –
2004 14 #8,241 – –
2003 13 #8,488 – –
2002 14 #7,809 5 #12,447
2001 14 #7,713 – –
2000 8 #11,766 – –
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1980 – – 5 #7,278
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Famous people named Yari

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Yari Verschaeren Yari Verschaeren Belgian footballer (born 2001) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yari?

The median living Yari is about 9 years old. Half of all living Yaris are between 3 and 18 years old.

How many people named Yari are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Yari are alive in the United States, based on 635 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yari in 2025?

Yari ranked #4,167 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yari?

635 babies have been named Yari in the United States since 1980, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yari most popular?

Yari peaked in 2024, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Yari a boy or girl name?

Yari is used for both: about 91% of babies named Yari have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Yari rising or falling?

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

Will Yari become more popular?

Yari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Yari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yari?

Well-known people named Yari include Yari Verschaeren (soccer player).

Names like Yari

Names that sound and feel close to Yari: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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