How Many People Are Named Yaw?
An estimated 390 people in the United States have the first name Yaw. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Yaw peaked in popularity in 1997 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaw 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 Yaw paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
390
About 1 in 878,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1997
18 births
Total Registered
398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaw
Yaw is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 398 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yaw as a male name
Ranked #7,700 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (18 births)
Yaw: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaw span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 114 babies were registered. While Yaw is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yaw by Decade
How has Yaw 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.
Yaw by State
Yaw + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaw as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yaw
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Yaw: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaw?
We estimate approximately 390 people named Yaw 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 878,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaw a common name?
Yaw is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaw most popular?
Yaw reached peak popularity in 1997, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaw is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaw a male name?
Yaw is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaw Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaw Smith, Yaw Johnson, Yaw 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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