Yago
Yago is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Yago
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yago is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Yago
The earliest SSA record of Yago as a baby boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Yago — #3,891 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Yagos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,943 among baby boy names with 5 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 303 Yagos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yago
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About the name Yago
Yago is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 303 births in the dataset. Yago's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,891. Use the chart and map above to compare Yago's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.