How Many People Are Named Yakima?
An estimated 244 people in the United States have the first name Yakima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Yakima peaked in popularity in 1980 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yakima 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 Yakima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
244
About 1 in 1,404,731 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1980
23 births
Total Registered
261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yakima
Yakima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 261 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yakima as a female name
Ranked #20,355 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1980 (23 births)
Yakima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yakima span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 103 babies were registered. Yakima has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yakima by Decade
How has Yakima 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.
Yakima by State
Yakima + Last Name Combinations
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Yakima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yakima?
We estimate approximately 244 people named Yakima 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 1,404,731 Americans share this first name.
Is Yakima a common name?
Yakima is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yakima most popular?
Yakima reached peak popularity in 1980, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yakima is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yakima a female name?
Yakima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yakima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yakima Smith, Yakima Johnson, Yakima 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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