Yaritza
A feminine name of uncertain origin, potentially stemming from the Spanish words "ya riza" meaning "she curls".
Name Census estimates that about 8,232 living Americans carry the first name Yaritza. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yaritza today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yaritza births was 1993 (515 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yaritza. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
8.2K
~ 1 in 41,637 Americans
Peak year
1993
515 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
1993 SSA rank
#2,914
Tracked since 1975
Census
Yaritza in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 8,161 people with the first name Yaritza, which placed it at #2,835 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,835
National first-name rank
People counted
8.2K
8,161 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yaritza
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaritza is Hispanic at 98.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yaritza described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yaritza at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.2% · 8,012
- White1.3% · 103
- Black or African American0.4% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 7
- Two or more races0.0% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Yaritza
Out of the 8,376 babies given the name Yaritza since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Yaritza as a male name
- Ranked #10,130 in 1993
- 5 male births in 1993
- Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Yaritza as a female name
- Ranked #2,914 in 2024
- 57 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1993 (510 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yaritza appears almost entirely female. Of the 8,168 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Yaritza: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yaritza from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 2,739 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yaritza remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yaritza by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yaritza during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yaritzas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 30 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Yaritza, while Rhode Island, Minnesota, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 230 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yaritza
The name Yaritza is a feminine given name of Spanish origin. It is believed to have originated in the late 20th century, likely as a combination of the names Yaritze and Maritza.
The name Yaritze is a modern Spanish variant of the name Jaritzio, a Basque name derived from the word "jara" meaning "reed" or "cane." It is thought to have been created as a feminine form of the name Jariz, which has the same root. The name Maritza, on the other hand, is a Slavic name derived from the word "mora" meaning "mulberry tree."
While the name Yaritza does not have a long historical record, it has gained popularity in recent decades, particularly among Spanish-speaking communities. It is often chosen for its unique and melodic sound, combining elements of different cultural traditions.
Some notable individuals who have borne the name Yaritza include Yaritza Castro, a Puerto Rican actress and model born in 1980. Yaritza Reyes is a Dominican-American actress and singer known for her roles in television shows and musicals.
Yaritza Navarro is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who represented her country in the Miss Universe pageant in 2009. Yaritza Oliva is a Venezuelan-American chef and author, known for her cookbooks featuring Latin American cuisine.
Yaritza Castellanos is a Nicaraguan-American soccer player who has played for the Costa Rican national team and various clubs in the United States and abroad. She was born in 1991 and has represented her country on the international stage.
While the name Yaritza is relatively new and does not have a long recorded history, it has gained recognition and popularity in recent times, particularly among Spanish-speaking communities, reflecting the cultural diversity and blending of traditions that have shaped modern societies.
People
Yaritza + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaritza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yaritza: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaritza?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 8,232 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yaritza going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 41,637 US residents.
Is Yaritza a common name?
We classify Yaritza as "Rare". It ranks above 97.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,376 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yaritza most popular?
The single biggest year for Yaritza was 1993, when 515 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yaritza is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yaritza in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 8,161 people with the name Yaritza, or 2.70 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,835 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yaritza in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yaritza?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yaritza appears almost entirely female. Of the 8,168 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yaritza?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaritza is Hispanic at 98.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yaritza most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yaritza in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.2% (8,012 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yaritza in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yaritza a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Yaritza in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yaritza still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yaritza in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yaritza can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Yaritza?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.