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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Yer

Used in both girl and boy records

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

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Yer 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 RECORDYer as a girl’s nameUS records 1980–2002
#9278girl rank1988peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDYer as a boy’s nameUS records 1980–1995
#13049boy rank1986peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Yer 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
Girl198849 uses#227419881980–200223 listed years
Boy198616 uses#300719861980–199516 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.