How Many People Are Named Yakir?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Yakir. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Yakir peaked in popularity in 2010 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yakir 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 Yakir paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yakir is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2010
9 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yakir
Yakir is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yakir as a male name
Ranked #14,239 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2010 (9 births)
Yakir: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yakir span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 35 babies were registered. Yakir has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yakir by Decade
How has Yakir 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.
Yakir + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yakir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yakir: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yakir?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Yakir 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Yakir a common name?
Yakir is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yakir most popular?
Yakir reached peak popularity in 2010, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yakir is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yakir a male name?
Yakir is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yakir Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yakir Smith, Yakir Johnson, Yakir 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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