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Yalda

Girl

Meaning of Yalda: Persian: 'birth'

Yalda is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7838th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7838

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

131

First recorded 1982 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 8 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 7 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 13 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Yalda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 13.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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