Names / Boy names
Yaya
Current rank
#11,943
holding steady
All-time peak
#9,671
in 2021
First recorded
1999
in U.S. data
Children named
71
since 1999
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #9,671 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
– Bouncy, sweet, and full of baby-name energy. The name enters U.S. records in U.S. records in 1999. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 71 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.