How Many People Are Named Yaira?
An estimated 558 people in the United States have the first name Yaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Yaira peaked in popularity in 2007 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaira 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 Yaira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
558
About 1 in 614,255 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
42 births
Total Registered
568
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaira
Yaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 568 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yaira as a female name
Ranked #8,902 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (42 births)
Yaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 265 babies were registered. Yaira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yaira by Decade
How has Yaira 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.
Yaira by State
Birth registrations for Yaira span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, New York. On average, about 18 Yairas were registered per state.
Yaira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaira?
We estimate approximately 558 people named Yaira 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 614,255 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaira a common name?
Yaira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 568 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaira most popular?
Yaira reached peak popularity in 2007, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaira is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaira a female name?
Yaira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaira Smith, Yaira Johnson, Yaira 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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