Yatzari
A feminine Hebrew name meaning "she will conceive".
Name Census estimates that about 207 living Americans carry the first name Yatzari. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yatzari today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yatzari births was 2000 (65 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yatzari. 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
207
~ 1 in 1,655,818 Americans
Peak year
2000
65 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,376
Tracked since 2000
Popularity
Yatzari: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yatzari from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 140 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yatzari 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 Yatzari during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yatzaris live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Yatzari, while New York, Illinois, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 14 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yatzari
The given name Yatzari has its roots in the Hebrew language and culture, originating as a variant of the name Yitzhak (Isaac). This Hebrew name can be traced back to the biblical era, with its earliest known usage dating back to the Old Testament, where it was borne by the son of Abraham and Sarah.
Yatzari is derived from the Hebrew word "yitzhak," which means "he will laugh" or "he laughs." This name carries a significant historical reference, alluding to the laughter of joy and disbelief that Sarah experienced upon learning that she would bear a child in her old age, as recorded in the Book of Genesis.
The name Yatzari likely emerged as a variation of Yitzhak during the medieval period, when Hebrew names were often adapted and transliterated into other languages. This could have occurred during the diaspora of Jewish communities across various regions, leading to the emergence of different spellings and pronunciations.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Yatzari can be found in the 12th century, when a Jewish scholar and philosopher named Yatzari ben Yosef lived in Spain. Another notable figure was Yatzari ben Shlomo, a renowned Talmudic scholar who resided in France during the 13th century.
Throughout history, several other individuals have borne the name Yatzari, including Yatzari ben Avraham (1480-1550), a renowned Kabbalist and philosopher from Safed, Israel, and Yatzari ben Moshe (1525-1598), a Jewish scholar and mathematician from Italy.
In more recent times, Yatzari Waxman (1944-2021) was a prominent Israeli artist and sculptor, known for her large-scale public installations and contributions to the Israeli art scene.
While the name Yatzari may not be as widely used today as it once was, it remains a significant part of Jewish cultural heritage, carrying a deep historical and religious significance that connects it to the biblical narrative and the rich tapestry of Jewish tradition.
People
Yatzari + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yatzari 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
Yatzari: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yatzari?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 207 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yatzari 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 1,655,818 US residents.
Is Yatzari a common name?
We classify Yatzari as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 210 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yatzari most popular?
The single biggest year for Yatzari was 2000, when 65 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yatzari is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Yatzari a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yatzari 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.