How Many People Are Named Yuma?
An estimated 440 people in the United States have the first name Yuma. It is used for both genders, with 78.0% male. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Yuma peaked in popularity in 2008 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yuma 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 Yuma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
440
About 1 in 778,987 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
78.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
25 births
Total Registered
445
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yuma
Yuma is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (78.0%) and females (22.0%). Out of 445 total births registered, 347 were male and 98 were female.
Yuma as a male name
Ranked #7,275 in 2023
12 male births in 2023
Peak: 2014 (21 births)
Yuma as a female name
Ranked #15,176 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (9 births)
Yuma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yuma span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 179 babies were registered. While Yuma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yuma by Decade
How has Yuma 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.
Yuma by State
Yuma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yuma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yuma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yuma?
We estimate approximately 440 people named Yuma 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 778,987 Americans share this first name.
Is Yuma a common name?
Yuma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 445 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yuma most popular?
Yuma reached peak popularity in 2008, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yuma is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yuma a male name?
Yuma is predominantly male. 78.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yuma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yuma Smith, Yuma Johnson, Yuma 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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