How Many People Are Named Yadira?
An estimated 12,347 people in the United States have the first name Yadira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Yadira peaked in popularity in 2005 with 593 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yadira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yadira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,347
About 1 in 27,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2005
593 births
Total Registered
12,800
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yadira
Yadira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,800 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Yadira as a male name
Ranked #7,619 in 1993
7 male births in 1993
Peak: 1993 (7 births)
Yadira as a female name
Ranked #3,436 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (593 births)
Yadira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yadira span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,345 babies were registered. Yadira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yadira by Decade
How has Yadira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yadira by State
Birth registrations for Yadira span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Iowa, Connecticut, Nebraska. On average, about 316 Yadiras were registered per state.
Yadira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yadira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yadira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yadira?
We estimate approximately 12,347 people named Yadira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Yadira a common name?
Yadira is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,800 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yadira most popular?
Yadira reached peak popularity in 2005, when 593 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yadira is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yadira a female name?
Yadira is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yadira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yadira Smith, Yadira Johnson, Yadira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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