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Yasha

#14,866 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Heel of the foot, through Я́ша

Yasha has been given to 276 babies in the U.S. since 1970. In 2025 it ranked #14,866 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1977, with 13 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 79% girls, 21% boys all-time.

Babies named Yasha, 2025

1 in 553,000

Yasha over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
05101518801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Yasha over time

In 2025, Yasha went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19702025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Yasha: meaning, origin, and history

Heel of the foot, through Я́ша

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Yasha means

Yasha belongs to the name family reached through Yasha → Я́ша → Ἰάκωβος. Its meaning is “heel of the foot”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Borrowed from Russian Я́ша (Jáša) or borrowed from Ukrainian Я́ша (Jáša).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Yasha (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Yasha is used in English.

Yasha comes through Russian Я́ша and Ukrainian Я́ша.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Jake, Я́ша and Ἰάκωβος.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 218 girls were recorded with the name Yasha between 1970 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 13 in 1977; its best national rank was #5,209 in 1977.

In the United States, 58 boys were recorded with the name Yasha between 1983 and 2023. Its highest annual count was 8 in 2004; its best national rank was #6,404 in 1988.

How common is Yasha?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 553,000
6 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 268,000
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#14,866
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
382,984 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Yasha sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Yasha. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Yashas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Yasha was born before 1992 — so the typical Yasha is around 33 today.

Median birth year
1992
About 33 years old
Biggest decade
1980s
24.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
32.6%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
218
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

1980s — 24.3% of all recorded uses (53).

Is Yasha rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−2,758
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
New entry
Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago
—
Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago
—
Not published both years
Share of its own peak
46.2%
Peak was 1977 (13)
Years since peak
48
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
18.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#5,209
1977

Spellings of Yasha

Yasha is not the most common spelling — Marsha is, with 23.2% against Yasha's 0.05%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Yasha around the world

Where Yasha ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • Canada
    2024–2024
    #3,027
    in 2024

Popularity data from Statistics Canada. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Yasha by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#14,866
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
New entry
Best rank ever
#5,209
1977
Peak year
1977
13 that year
First recorded
1970
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
218
Count in 2025
6

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
—
Best rank ever
#6,404
1988
Peak year
2004
8 that year
First recorded
1983
Last recorded
2023
All-time count
58
Count in 2025
Under 5

Names similar to Yasha

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

YasnaYaslynYashnaYasiraYasinaBashaAushaYasaminEishaYashviNyshaYaseniaYaslinAashaYasuriYasmenInshaSaeshaJishaMashaMyshaYasaniAvishaYasuko

Sibling names for Yasha

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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