Girl · #12,196 in 2026

Yashica

Name: Popularity of the name Yashica in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Yashica, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Yashica Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and photography equipment, founded in 1949, in Nagano, Japan. The company ceased operations in 2008 and returned to the industry in 2015.

Current Rank

#12,196

Peak Rank

#1,144 (1979)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1969

First Year

2021

Last Year

1979

Peak Year

#1144

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Yashica

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

The company began in December 1949 in Nagano , Japan, when the Yashima Seiki Company was founded with an initial investment of $566. Its eight employees originally manufactured components for electric clocks. Later, they began making camera components, and by June 1953 had introduced their first complete camera, the Yashimaflex , a twin lens reflex (TLR) camera designed for 6x6 cm medium format film . While the Yashimaflex used lenses labeled Tri-Lausar , successive models used Yashikor and Yashinon lenses. All of these lenses were manufactured for Yashica by the Tomioka Optical Works , beginn

The Story of Yashica

Yashica first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 116 Yashicas were born — ranking #1,144 that year. As of 2026, Yashica ranks #12,196 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Yashicas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Yashica

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yashica

What does the name Yashica mean?

How popular is Yashica in 2026?

In 2026, Yashica ranks #12,196 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Yashica most popular?

Yashica reached its peak popularity in 1979, ranking #1,144 that year with 116 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Yashica most popular?

Yashica has historically been most popular in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Yashica.

Is Yashica a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Yashica is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Yashica?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Yashica include Otha, Ozie, Fredda. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Yashica

Yashica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Yashica's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,144. Use the chart and map above to compare Yashica'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.