How Many People Are Named Yetta?
An estimated 449 people in the United States have the first name Yetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Yetta peaked in popularity in 1916 with 197 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yetta 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 Yetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
449
About 1 in 763,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1916
197 births
Total Registered
3,793
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yetta
Yetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,793 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yetta as a female name
Ranked #17,508 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1916 (197 births)
Yetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yetta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,502 babies were registered. Yetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yetta by Decade
How has Yetta 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.
Yetta by State
Birth registrations for Yetta span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Maryland, Connecticut. On average, about 191 Yettas were registered per state.
Yetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yetta?
We estimate approximately 449 people named Yetta 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 763,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Yetta a common name?
Yetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,793 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yetta most popular?
Yetta reached peak popularity in 1916, when 197 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yetta is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yetta a female name?
Yetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yetta Smith, Yetta Johnson, Yetta 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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