Yesly
Girl name · #1790 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 113 baby girls were named Yesly, placing it at #1790 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #7613, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,929 girls born in 2025 was named Yesly.
The 29-year story
Yesly first appears in the Social Security records in 1996, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 113 babies and a rank of #1777. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Yesly per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Yesly in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Yesly is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Yesly will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yesly is most common
Geography matters for names, and Yesly is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Yesly is most common in NY (0.2 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Yesly is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Yesly
Statistically, parents drawn to Yesly tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jesly, Nasly, Nazly, Nashly, and Alany.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yesly | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #1777 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3047 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5752 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4793 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7250 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6287 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8208 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7408 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yesly a popular girl name?
Yesly ranked #1790 among girls in 2025 with 113 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7613.
When was the name Yesly most popular?
Yesly peaked in 2025, when 113 American girls received the name (ranked #1777 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yesly?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,929 newborn American girls was named Yesly. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.