Baby Name Popularity Profile

Yahir

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Yahir.

✦ He will enlighten 🌍 Hebrew Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #816
All-Time Peak Rank #258 Achieved 2003
Total U.S. Births 12,431 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.8% Boy / 0.2% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1992 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 1,274 births in 2003
💡 The Yahir Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning He will enlighten
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from Hebrew Yair, meaning 'he will enlighten' or 'he will shine'.
Pronunciation: yah-HEER
Themes & Categories
Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Yahir across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +20.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -21.6%
2015: 389 births 389 2016: 327 births 2017: 269 births 2018: 277 births 2019: 286 births 2020: 254 births 254 2021: 253 births 2022: 291 births 2023: 291 births 2024: 332 births 2025: 305 births 305
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,274 births in 2003
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 10 yrs
Longest Streak 28 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 43
2000s: 6,292
2010s: 4,370
2020s: 1,726

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Yah-ir
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with Y, a letter used by only 1.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, California, Texas
States with Data 37
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #599 199 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #593 426 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #439 371 2003 Insufficient historical volume
California #504 3,051 2003 +19.2% Growth
Texas #594 2,309 2003 +35.9% Growth
New Mexico Unranked 105 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #704 175 2003 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #716 545 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #895 296 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1089 442 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 127 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #748 649 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1123 434 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 108 2003 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 251 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #806 115 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1187 163 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 29 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 46 2013 Insufficient historical volume
New York #883 473 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 139 2003 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 84 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #873 124 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 107 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #632 51 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #930 86 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #915 69 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 77 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 8 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 45 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 104 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 21 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1428 92 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 32 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #785 35 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 64 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 5 2003 Insufficient historical volume

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