Yareth
The Story of Yareth
As a girl name
Yareth first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 27 Yareths were born — ranking #4,827 that year. As of 2026, Yareth ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 249 Yareths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yareth first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 53 Yareths were born — ranking #2,507 that year. As of 2026, Yareth ranks #3,408 for boys with 35 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). In total, more than 443 Yareths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yareth
Yareth is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 443 births in the dataset. Yareth's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,507. Use the chart and map above to compare Yareth'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 .
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