How Many People Are Named Yajayra?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Yajayra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Yajayra peaked in popularity in 1996 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yajayra 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 Yajayra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1996
41 births
Total Registered
304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yajayra
Yajayra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 304 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yajayra as a female name
Ranked #16,436 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1996 (41 births)
Yajayra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yajayra span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 133 babies were registered. Yajayra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yajayra by Decade
How has Yajayra 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.
Yajayra by State
Birth registrations for Yajayra span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New York, Texas, California. On average, about 34 Yajayras were registered per state.
Yajayra + Last Name Combinations
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Yajayra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yajayra?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Yajayra 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 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Yajayra a common name?
Yajayra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yajayra most popular?
Yajayra reached peak popularity in 1996, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yajayra is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yajayra a female name?
Yajayra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yajayra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yajayra Smith, Yajayra Johnson, Yajayra 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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