How Many People Are Named Yer?
An estimated 683 people in the United States have the first name Yer. It is used for both genders, with 80.1% female. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Yer peaked in popularity in 1988 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yer 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 Yer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
683
About 1 in 501,837 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.1% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1988
56 births
Total Registered
714
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yer
Yer is predominantly female (80.1%), though 142 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yer as a male name
Ranked #6,978 in 1995
8 male births in 1995
Peak: 1986 (16 births)
Yer as a female name
Ranked #18,027 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1988 (49 births)
Yer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yer span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 380 babies were registered. Yer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yer by Decade
How has Yer 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.
Yer by State
Birth registrations for Yer span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California. On average, about 154 Yers were registered per state.
Yer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yer
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yer?
We estimate approximately 683 people named Yer 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 501,837 Americans share this first name.
Is Yer a common name?
Yer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 714 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yer most popular?
Yer reached peak popularity in 1988, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yer is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yer a female name?
Yer is predominantly female. 80.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yer Smith, Yer Johnson, Yer 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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