How Many People Are Named Yashira?
An estimated 502 people in the United States have the first name Yashira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Yashira peaked in popularity in 1992 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yashira 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 Yashira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
502
About 1 in 682,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1992
31 births
Total Registered
519
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yashira
Yashira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 519 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yashira as a female name
Ranked #12,198 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (31 births)
Yashira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yashira span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 169 babies were registered. Yashira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yashira by Decade
How has Yashira 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.
Yashira by State
Birth registrations for Yashira span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts. On average, about 25 Yashiras were registered per state.
Yashira + Last Name Combinations
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Yashira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yashira?
We estimate approximately 502 people named Yashira 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 682,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Yashira a common name?
Yashira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 519 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yashira most popular?
Yashira reached peak popularity in 1992, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yashira is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yashira a female name?
Yashira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yashira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yashira Smith, Yashira Johnson, Yashira 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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