Yash
Masculine · “fame”
Yash is fame in Sanskrit — yashas — and the root is shared with a Greek word for a good report.
How old is the name Yash?
Yash first appears in US birth records in 1975 — 50 years ago. The typical Yash alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 2,700 people named Yash are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Yash most popular?
Yash peaked in 2002, reaching #1003 nationally. Today it ranks #2641, 1,638 places below that high. See the whole 2002 chart.
Where it comes from
From yashas to Yash
The story of Yash
Yashas names fame in the sense of a good reputation earned rather than notoriety, and the word runs through Indian naming — Yashoda, Krishna's foster mother, carries it, as do Yashwant and a dozen others. Yash is a standard modern Indian given name and is in current American use.
Meaning
fame, glory
From the Sanskrit yashas, 'fame' or 'glory'. The root is generally connected to a Greek word for good repute. It closes many Indian names — Yashwant, Jayash, Devyash. The Sanskrit is ordinary and the reading undisputed.
How the name formed
- yashas
- Yash
Related forms: यश · Yash · Yash
Pronouncing Yash
YUSH
One syllable. Hindi gives the a a shorter value than English.
Nicknames for Yash
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1975
- Most boys named
- 2002155 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1003reached in 2002
- Change vs 2024
- −31.9%49 in 2025, from 72
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Yash in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- यश in Sanskrit — transliteration
- Yash in Hindi — same name
- Yash in Marathi — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New Jersey.
Yashs among us
people named Yash are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 34,859 born in 2025 was named Yash
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Tadd test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Yash's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Tadd climbed just as high around 1967, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Tadd's path sketches the road Yash is walking now.
Yash sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Yash is headed
Yash should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Yash beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Yash in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the word means earned reputation rather than notoriety is a first-rate distinction.
- Yashu is a warm and widely used short form.
- One syllable, compact, and easy to say.
- It reads as specifically Indian.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
- The vowel is often lengthened by English speakers.
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Frequently asked
- How many Yashs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,700 people named Yash are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Yash in 2025?
- Yash ranks #2641 among US boy names in 2025, with 49 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Yash?
- About 1 in every 34,859 US boys born in 2025 was named Yash — 49 in all.
- Will my child share the name Yash with classmates?
- Yash will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Yash
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