girls:
499 births since 1996
#5217 (9th percentile)
boys:
48 births since 1980
#4538 (1st percentile)
overall:
547 births since 1980
#7192 (7th percentile)
The name Yari is the #7,192 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 547 recorded births since 1980. This represents the 7.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 7.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,217 (8.7% percentile) for all time with 499 births since 1996. For boys, it ranks #4,538 (1.0% percentile) for all time with 48 births since 1980.
Yari first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1980 (1980 for boys and 1996 for girls). Birth data for Yari is available in 29 out of the 44 years between 1980 and 2023 (28 years for girls and 8 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Yari has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 91.2% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 75.0% of babies named Yari were girls. Interestingly, until around 1996, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1980 to 1995), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (92.1% girls from 1996 to 2023).
For girls, Yari reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 3.6% percentile (ranked #902) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 22 births per million (ranked 3.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2015, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Yari ranks #925 for girls (2.3% percentile) with 15 births per million, which is 70.9% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Yari reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #907) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). Despite a peak around 2019, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Yari is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #907 (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Yari".
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