How Many People Are Named Yelitza?
An estimated 1,162 people in the United States have the first name Yelitza. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Yelitza peaked in popularity in 2023 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yelitza 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 Yelitza paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,162
About 1 in 294,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2023
81 births
Total Registered
1,182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yelitza
Yelitza is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,182 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yelitza as a female name
Ranked #4,276 in 2024
34 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (81 births)
Yelitza: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yelitza span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 341 babies were registered. While Yelitza is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yelitza by Decade
How has Yelitza 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.
Yelitza by State
Birth registrations for Yelitza span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Georgia, Arizona. On average, about 56 Yelitzas were registered per state.
Yelitza + Last Name Combinations
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Yelitza: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yelitza?
We estimate approximately 1,162 people named Yelitza 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 294,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Yelitza a common name?
Yelitza is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yelitza most popular?
Yelitza reached peak popularity in 2023, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yelitza is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yelitza a female name?
Yelitza is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yelitza Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yelitza Smith, Yelitza Johnson, Yelitza 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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