How Many People Are Named Yash?
An estimated 2,683 people in the United States have the first name Yash. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yash peaked in popularity in 2002 with 155 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yash 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 Yash paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yash is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,683
About 1 in 127,750 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2002
155 births
Total Registered
2,715
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yash
Yash is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,715 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yash as a male name
Ranked #2,089 in 2024
72 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (155 births)
Yash: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yash span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,295 babies were registered. Yash has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yash by Decade
How has Yash 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.
Yash by State
Birth registrations for Yash span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Maryland, Ohio. On average, about 98 Yashs were registered per state.
Yash + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yash as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yash
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yash: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yash?
We estimate approximately 2,683 people named Yash 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 127,750 Americans share this first name.
Is Yash a common name?
Yash is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,715 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yash most popular?
Yash reached peak popularity in 2002, when 155 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yash is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yash a male name?
Yash is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yash Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yash Smith, Yash Johnson, Yash 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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