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Yash

Boy

Meaning of Yash: Sanskrit: 'glory' or 'fame'

Yash is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2613th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 924th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2613

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#924

34 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,764

First recorded 1975 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 54 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 65 babies1999: 74 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 96 babies2002: 155 babies2003: 144 babies2004: 136 babies2005: 149 babies2006: 127 babies2007: 129 babies2008: 129 babies2009: 130 babies2010: 111 babies20102011: 85 babies2012: 99 babies2013: 67 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 64 babies2016: 73 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 48 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 66 babies2023: 63 babies2024: 72 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Yash per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 155.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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