Yader
Of Arabic origin, meaning "helper" or "to help".
Name Census estimates that about 118 living Americans carry the first name Yader. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yader today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yader births was 2007 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yader. 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
118
~ 1 in 2,904,698 Americans
Peak year
2007
12 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,236
Tracked since 1990
Census
Yader in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 518 people with the first name Yader, which placed it at #20,076 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,076
National first-name rank
People counted
518
518 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yader
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yader is Hispanic at 96.7%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yader described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yader at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.7% · 501
- White2.5% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3
- Two or more races0.2% · 1
Popularity
Yader: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yader from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 56 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Yader remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yader 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 Yader during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yader
The name Yader is an ancient name with its origins in the Aramaic language, which was spoken in the Middle East and parts of the Mediterranean region during the 1st millennium BC. Aramaic was the lingua franca of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and later the Achaemenid Persian Empire. The name Yader is derived from the Aramaic word "yadara," which means "to know" or "to be wise."
In the ancient Aramaic culture, the name Yader was often given to children as a wish for them to grow up to be knowledgeable and wise individuals. The earliest recorded instances of the name Yader can be found in Aramaic inscriptions and texts from the 6th century BC, during the reign of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
One notable individual who bore the name Yader in ancient times was Yader ben Haggai, a renowned Aramaic scholar and philosopher who lived in the 3rd century BC. He was known for his contributions to the study of Aramaic literature and his commentaries on ancient texts.
In the religious realm, the name Yader is mentioned in some ancient Judeo-Christian texts, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is believed that there were individuals named Yader among the members of the Essene community, who were responsible for preserving and copying many of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
During the Middle Ages, the name Yader was relatively uncommon but still appeared occasionally in historical records from various regions of the Middle East and Mediterranean. One notable bearer of the name was Yader al-Hakim, an Arabic philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 10th century AD and made significant contributions to the fields of optics and mathematics.
In more recent history, the name Yader has been relatively rare, but a few notable individuals have carried it. One example is Yader Almeida, a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder and was born in 1985. Another is Yader Núñez, a Cuban baseball player who competed as a pitcher and was born in 1981.
Overall, the name Yader has a rich historical background rooted in the ancient Aramaic language and culture. Despite its relative rarity in modern times, it has been carried by scholars, philosophers, and athletes throughout history, reflecting its association with wisdom and knowledge.
People
Yader + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yader 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
Yader: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yader?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 118 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yader 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 2,904,698 US residents.
Is Yader a common name?
We classify Yader as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 119 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yader most popular?
The single biggest year for Yader was 2007, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yader is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yader in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 518 people with the name Yader, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,076 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yader in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yader?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yader appears almost entirely male. Of the 517 people counted with this name, 99.2% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yader?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yader is Hispanic at 96.7%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yader most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yader in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.7% (501 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yader in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yader a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yader in the SSA data are male. 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.
Is Yader still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yader in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yader can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Yader?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Yader at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.