How Many People Are Named Yajaira?
An estimated 5,465 people in the United States have the first name Yajaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Yajaira peaked in popularity in 2005 with 231 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yajaira 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 Yajaira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,465
About 1 in 62,718 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2005
231 births
Total Registered
5,646
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yajaira
Yajaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,646 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Yajaira as a male name
Ranked #10,205 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1994 (5 births)
Yajaira as a female name
Ranked #4,449 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (231 births)
Yajaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yajaira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,804 babies were registered. Yajaira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yajaira by Decade
How has Yajaira 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.
Yajaira by State
Birth registrations for Yajaira span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New Mexico. On average, about 199 Yajairas were registered per state.
Yajaira + Last Name Combinations
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Yajaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yajaira?
We estimate approximately 5,465 people named Yajaira 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 62,718 Americans share this first name.
Is Yajaira a common name?
Yajaira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,646 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yajaira most popular?
Yajaira reached peak popularity in 2005, when 231 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yajaira is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yajaira a female name?
Yajaira is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yajaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yajaira Smith, Yajaira Johnson, Yajaira 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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