Yachet
A Hebrew name potentially derived from "ya'ah" meaning God will protect.
Name Census estimates that about 235 living Americans carry the first name Yachet. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yachet today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yachet births was 2015 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yachet. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
235
~ 1 in 1,458,529 Americans
Peak year
2015
17 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,909
Tracked since 1990
Popularity
Yachet: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yachet from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 101 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yachet remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yachet by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yachet during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yachets live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yachet
The given name Yachet has its origins rooted in the ancient Sanskrit language of the Indian subcontinent. Dating back to the 5th century BCE, the name Yachet is derived from the Sanskrit word "yachati," which translates to "request" or "ask." This linguistic connection suggests that the name may have been bestowed upon individuals with a reputation for being inquisitive or seeking knowledge.
In the early vedic texts, such as the Rigveda and the Upanishads, there are references to individuals bearing names with similar spellings, like "Yachita" and "Yachatya." These mentions provide evidence that the name has been in use for over two millennia within the Indian subcontinent.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yachet can be found in the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic composed between the 8th and 9th centuries BCE. The epic mentions a warrior named Yachet, who was a skilled archer and fought alongside the Pandava brothers during the great Kurukshetra war.
In the 3rd century BCE, there was a renowned Buddhist scholar and monk named Yachet, who traveled extensively throughout the Indian subcontinent and made significant contributions to the study and interpretation of Buddhist teachings.
During the Gupta Empire, which ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent from the 4th to the 6th century CE, there was a prominent mathematician and astronomer named Yachet. He is credited with developing advanced mathematical concepts and making groundbreaking observations in the field of astronomy.
In the 12th century CE, a Sufi mystic and poet from the region of modern-day Iran bore the name Yachet. His poetic works, which explored themes of divine love and spiritual enlightenment, gained widespread popularity and influenced many subsequent Sufi writers.
Another notable figure named Yachet was a 16th-century military commander who served under the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He played a crucial role in several military campaigns and was renowned for his strategic acumen and leadership on the battlefield.
People
Yachet + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yachet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yachet: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yachet?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 235 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yachet going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,458,529 US residents.
Is Yachet a common name?
We classify Yachet as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 238 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yachet most popular?
The single biggest year for Yachet was 2015, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yachet is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Yachet a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yachet in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.