Yasha
Yasha is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Yasha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yasha is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Yasha
As a girl name
Yasha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1977: 13 births, good for #4,942 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Yashas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 212 Yashas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Yasha as a boy name dates back to 1983, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Yasha — #8,141 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Yashas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 58 Yashas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Yasha
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About the name Yasha
Yasha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 212 births in the dataset. Yasha's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #4,942. Use the chart and map above to compare Yasha'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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