boy's name
Yash
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,098
Ireland
#909
2021 births
Yash is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2002, when 155 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Yash over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 330 |
| 2000s | 1,295 |
| 2010s | 765 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 355 |
How popular is Yash?
In 2025, Yash was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yash is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yash
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yash also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yash over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yash
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yash — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yash
How popular is the name Yash?
In 2025, Yash was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yash a girl's or a boy's name?
Yash is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yash most popular?
Yash peaked in 2002, when 155 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yash a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yash currently ranks #1,395 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.