How Many People Are Named Yasha?
An estimated 260 people in the United States have the first name Yasha. It is used for both genders, with 78.5% female. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Yasha peaked in popularity in 2003 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yasha 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 Yasha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
260
About 1 in 1,318,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
78.5% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2003
14 births
Total Registered
270
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yasha
Yasha is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (21.5%) and females (78.5%). Out of 270 total births registered, 58 were male and 212 were female.
Yasha as a male name
Ranked #14,111 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2004 (8 births)
Yasha as a female name
Ranked #12,071 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (13 births)
Yasha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yasha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 65 babies were registered. Yasha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yasha by Decade
How has Yasha 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.
Yasha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yasha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yasha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yasha?
We estimate approximately 260 people named Yasha 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 1,318,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Yasha a common name?
Yasha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 270 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yasha most popular?
Yasha reached peak popularity in 2003, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yasha is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yasha a female name?
Yasha is predominantly female. 78.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yasha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yasha Smith, Yasha Johnson, Yasha 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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