Is Yer a boy or girl name?

Yer is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 714 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 80.1% were girls and 19.9% were boys.

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Yer

Recorded 1980–2002 · United States

Yer was most popular in 1988, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,330 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 714 people named Yer.

Yer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yer’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yer is mostly a girl’s name — 80.1% of the 714 Americans given it were girls and 19.9% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Yer

Where Yer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org