UK name, mostly boys
Yekta
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 3 girls.
Yekta is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Yekta popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3990, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2009 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Yekta is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Yekta. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Yekta ranked #3990 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 4 boys were registered as Yekta.
- • Yekta is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Yekta as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 76.9% of Yekta registrations are for boys.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3990
2021
Births in 2021
4
Latest year
Peak year
2021
4 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Yekta
In England and Wales birth records, Yekta has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 76.9% of registrations are for boys and 23.1% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Yekta registered for boys
- Ranked #3,990 in 2021
- 4 boys registered in 2021
- Peak: 2021 (4 births)
Yekta registered for girls
- Ranked #4,798 in 2005
- 3 girls registered in 2005
- Peak: 2005 (3 births)
Popularity
Yekta over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Yekta in England and Wales, from 2005 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Yekta, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2021, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yekta by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Yekta was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3990 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4632 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
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FAQ
Yekta: questions and answers
How popular is the name Yekta in the UK right now?
In 2021, Yekta was ranked #3990 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Yekta most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 4 babies registered as Yekta in England and Wales.
How many people are called Yekta in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Yekta across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.