How Many People Are Named Yardley?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Yardley. It is used for both genders, with 51.9% female. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Yardley peaked in popularity in 1989 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yardley 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 Yardley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
51.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1989
14 births
Total Registered
206
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yardley
Yardley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (48.1%) and females (51.9%). Out of 206 total births registered, 99 were male and 107 were female.
Yardley as a male name
Ranked #14,182 in 2010
5 male births in 2010
Peak: 1987 (9 births)
Yardley as a female name
Ranked #13,405 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 2011 (11 births)
Yardley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yardley span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 69 babies were registered. Yardley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yardley by Decade
How has Yardley 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.
Yardley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yardley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yardley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yardley?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Yardley 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Yardley a common name?
Yardley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 206 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yardley most popular?
Yardley reached peak popularity in 1989, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yardley is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yardley a female name?
Yardley is predominantly female. 51.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yardley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yardley Smith, Yardley Johnson, Yardley 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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