How Many People Are Named Yahir?
An estimated 12,055 people in the United States have the first name Yahir. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Yahir peaked in popularity in 2003 with 1,287 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yahir 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 Yahir paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yahir is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
12,055
About 1 in 28,433 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2003
1,287 births
Total Registered
12,174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yahir
Yahir is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,174 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Yahir as a male name
Ranked #764 in 2024
332 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (1,274 births)
Yahir as a female name
Ranked #19,095 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2003 (13 births)
Yahir: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yahir span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,335 babies were registered. Yahir has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yahir by Decade
How has Yahir 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.
Yahir by State
Birth registrations for Yahir span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Kentucky, Delaware, Connecticut. On average, about 303 Yahirs were registered per state.
Yahir + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yahir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yahir: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yahir?
We estimate approximately 12,055 people named Yahir 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 28,433 Americans share this first name.
Is Yahir a common name?
Yahir is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yahir most popular?
Yahir reached peak popularity in 2003, when 1,287 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yahir is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yahir a male name?
Yahir is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yahir Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yahir Smith, Yahir Johnson, Yahir 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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