Yash
Yash was the 2675th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1007th with 155 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 509 places. More babies were named Yash in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,675 boys, down 21 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,764babies recorded
Yash popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,675 | 49 |
| 2020 | #2,654 | 48 |
| 2010 | #1,480 | 111 |
| 2000 | #1,299 | 100 |
| 1990 | #5,807 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yash, counting every spelling?
Yash has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yash?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yash (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yash 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yash.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yash?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Yash are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 24. That makes Yash mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Yash by state
How common Yash was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 43 states fewer than five boys 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 Yash: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yash, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yash
How popular is the name Yash?
Yash was the 2675th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1007th with 155 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 509 places. More babies were named Yash in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yash a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yash in the US.
Where is Yash most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yash was most common in New Jersey (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.