unisex name
Yireh
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 101
Yireh is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 82% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
Yireh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 |
| 2010s | 53 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 32 |
How popular is Yireh?
In 2025, Yireh was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Yireh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yireh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yireh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yireh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yireh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yireh
How popular is the name Yireh?
In 2025, Yireh was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yireh a girl's or a boy's name?
Yireh is used for both girls and boys. About 82% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Yireh most popular?
Yireh peaked in 2017, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yireh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yireh currently ranks #11,276 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.