Yeraldin
Feminine name of uncertain origin, perhaps combining Spanish elements meaning "golden valley".
Name Census estimates that about 356 living Americans carry the first name Yeraldin. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yeraldin today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yeraldin births was 1988 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yeraldin. 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
356
~ 1 in 962,793 Americans
Peak year
1988
27 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,158
Tracked since 1988
Census
Yeraldin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 492 people with the first name Yeraldin, which placed it at #20,854 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
#20,854
National first-name rank
People counted
492
492 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yeraldin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yeraldin is Hispanic at 98.6%. The next largest groups are White (0.8%) and Two or More Races (0.4%). 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 Yeraldin 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 Yeraldin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.6% · 485
- White0.8% · 4
- Two or more races0.4% · 2
- Black or African American0.2% · 1
Popularity
Yeraldin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yeraldin from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 131 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
Yeraldin 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 Yeraldin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yeraldins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Yeraldin, while New York, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 37 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yeraldin
The name Yeraldin is believed to have its origins in the Spanish language. It appears to be a variation or combination of the names Yera and Aldin, which themselves have roots in other languages.
The first part, Yera, could be derived from the Latin word "era" meaning "era" or "age", or it may have connections to the Spanish word "hierro" meaning "iron". Aldin, on the other hand, might have come from the Old English name Ældwine, which means "old friend" or "ancient friend".
While the exact origins of Yeraldin are not entirely clear, it is possible that the name was created by combining these two elements to form a unique and distinctive name. The earliest recorded instances of the name seem to date back to the late 19th or early 20th century, though it likely existed in certain regions or communities before then.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Yeraldin was Yeraldin García, a Mexican actress born in 1926 and known for her work in films in the 1940s and 1950s. Another notable figure was Yeraldin Buenafé, a Venezuelan writer and poet who lived from 1923 to 2006 and published several collections of poetry and essays.
In the world of sports, Yeraldin Ledesma, an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a midfielder, was born in 1981 and represented her country at international level. Yeraldin Sánchez, a Chilean singer and songwriter born in 1982, has also gained recognition for her work in the Latin American music scene.
Another individual with this name was Yeraldin Calderón, a Colombian artist and painter born in 1955, whose works have been exhibited in various galleries and exhibitions across South America.
People
Yeraldin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yeraldin 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
Yeraldin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yeraldin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 356 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yeraldin 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 962,793 US residents.
Is Yeraldin a common name?
We classify Yeraldin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 363 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yeraldin most popular?
The single biggest year for Yeraldin was 1988, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yeraldin is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yeraldin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 492 people with the name Yeraldin, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,854 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 Yeraldin 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 Yeraldin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yeraldin leans strongly female. 482 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 6 male bearers (1.2%). 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 Yeraldin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yeraldin is Hispanic at 98.6%. The next largest groups are White (0.8%) and Two or More Races (0.4%). 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 Yeraldin most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yeraldin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.6% (485 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 Yeraldin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yeraldin a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yeraldin 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.
Is Yeraldin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yeraldin 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 Yeraldin 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 Yeraldin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.