How Many People Are Named Yahaira?
An estimated 5,019 people in the United States have the first name Yahaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Yahaira peaked in popularity in 2005 with 311 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yahaira 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 Yahaira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,019
About 1 in 68,291 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2005
311 births
Total Registered
5,149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yahaira
Yahaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,149 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yahaira as a female name
Ranked #4,868 in 2024
28 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (311 births)
Yahaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yahaira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,192 babies were registered. Yahaira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yahaira by Decade
How has Yahaira 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.
Yahaira by State
Birth registrations for Yahaira span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Mexico, Michigan, Alabama. On average, about 203 Yahairas were registered per state.
Yahaira + Last Name Combinations
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Yahaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yahaira?
We estimate approximately 5,019 people named Yahaira 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 68,291 Americans share this first name.
Is Yahaira a common name?
Yahaira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yahaira most popular?
Yahaira reached peak popularity in 2005, when 311 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yahaira is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yahaira a female name?
Yahaira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yahaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yahaira Smith, Yahaira Johnson, Yahaira 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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