Yaw Name Popularity and Statistics

Yaw is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births405
First Year on Record1973

Yaw popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys6#10,695
2024Boys12#6,832
2023Boys6#10,821
2022Boys9#8,300
2021Boys8#8,825
2020Boys10#7,502
2019Boys9#8,215
2018Boys8#8,819
2017Boys8#8,840
2016Boys9#8,146
2015Boys12#6,676
2014Boys5#12,108
2013Boys7#9,655
2012Boys13#6,306
2011Boys11#7,009
2010Boys10#7,591
2009Boys9#8,310
2008Boys13#6,393
2007Boys7#9,788
2006Boys12#6,460
2005Boys8#8,299
2004Boys13#5,813
2003Boys12#5,877
2002Boys16#4,703

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1997 · Boys

18 recorded births and rank #3,738.

2002 · Boys

16 recorded births and rank #4,703.

2001 · Boys

14 recorded births and rank #5,142.

2012 · Boys

13 recorded births and rank #6,306.

Where Yaw ranked highest in 1999

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

NY
Rank #1,366 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Yaw