Yaretzi
Yaretzi was the 672nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 422 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 302nd with 1,058 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 271 places. More babies were named Yaretzi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it yah-RET-see /jɑˈrɛtsi/
- Rank in 2025
- #672 girls, down 167 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 422girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20121,058 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,609babies recorded
What does the name Yaretzi mean?
Yaretzi is a modern Mexican girls' name. Wiktionary records it as a Spanish given name of modern usage with no etymology. It is often said to come from Nahuatl and to mean "you will always be loved," but no Nahuatl dictionary or scholarly source we checked supports that. US records show it from the late 1990s. We therefore treat its origin as undocumented.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented etymology; the popular Nahuatl gloss is unverified.
Other explanations you may read: From Nahuatl, 'you will always be loved'. Widely repeated online; no dictionary evidence found..
Related names: Yaritza.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Yaretzi' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Yaretzi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #672 | 422 |
| 2020 | #505 | 601 |
| 2010 | #357 | 891 |
| 2000 | #9,852 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Yaretzi, counting every spelling?
Yaretzi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #635 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #672 for Yaretzi on its own. Together these spellings went to 458 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaretzi | 422 | #672 | 2,502 |
| Yaretzy | 36 | #4,064 | 285 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Yaretzi?
422 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yaretzi (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yaretzi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yaretzi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yaretzi?
About 13,500 people born in the US named Yaretzi are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 15. That makes Yaretzi a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yaretzi by state
How common Yaretzi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (3.9×), New Mexico (3.1×), Arizona (3.0×), California (2.8×), Colorado (1.9×). In 19 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yaretzi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yaretzi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Yaretzi · Sibling names for Yaretzi
Questions about the name Yaretzi
How popular is the name Yaretzi?
Yaretzi was the 672nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 422 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 302nd with 1,058 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 271 places. More babies were named Yaretzi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yaretzi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yaretzi in the US.
Where is Yaretzi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yaretzi was most common in Nevada (1.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Arizona.