How Many People Are Named Yakisha?
An estimated 39 people in the United States have the first name Yakisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Yakisha peaked in popularity in 1975 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yakisha 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 Yakisha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yakisha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
39
About 1 in 8,788,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1975
12 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yakisha
Yakisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yakisha as a female name
Ranked #12,166 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1975 (12 births)
Yakisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yakisha span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 29 babies were registered. While Yakisha is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yakisha by Decade
How has Yakisha 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.
Yakisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yakisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yakisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yakisha?
We estimate approximately 39 people named Yakisha 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 8,788,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Yakisha a common name?
Yakisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yakisha most popular?
Yakisha reached peak popularity in 1975, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yakisha is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yakisha a female name?
Yakisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yakisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yakisha Smith, Yakisha Johnson, Yakisha 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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