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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Yarrow

Used in both girl and boy records

Yarrow appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Yarrow by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDYarrow as a girl’s nameUS records 1972–2022
#24136girl rank1976peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDYarrow as a boy’s nameUS records 1973–2024
#18719boy rank2021peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Yarrow in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197611 uses#521719761972–201910 listed years
Boy19736 uses#450519731973–20204 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.