How Many People Are Named Yahayra?
An estimated 200 people in the United States have the first name Yahayra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Yahayra peaked in popularity in 1996 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yahayra 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 Yahayra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
200
About 1 in 1,713,772 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1996
17 births
Total Registered
204
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yahayra
Yahayra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 204 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yahayra as a female name
Ranked #18,992 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1996 (17 births)
Yahayra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yahayra span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 116 babies were registered. Yahayra has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yahayra by Decade
How has Yahayra 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.
Yahayra by State
Birth registrations for Yahayra span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, California. On average, about 10 Yahayras were registered per state.
Yahayra + Last Name Combinations
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Yahayra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yahayra?
We estimate approximately 200 people named Yahayra 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 1,713,772 Americans share this first name.
Is Yahayra a common name?
Yahayra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 204 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yahayra most popular?
Yahayra reached peak popularity in 1996, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yahayra is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yahayra a female name?
Yahayra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yahayra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yahayra Smith, Yahayra Johnson, Yahayra 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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