Yareth
The Story of Yareth
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Yareth as a girl name dates back to 1998, when 9 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Yareth — #4,827 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Yareth on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Yareth last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 249 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Yareth as a boy name dates back to 2004, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 53 newborns named Yareth — #2,507 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Yareth on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yareth ranks #3,408 for boys with 35 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). All told, over 443 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to 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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