Fun Facts About the Name Yalitza
- More than 1 thousand babies named Yalitza: U.S. records list 1,043 babies given the name Yalitza from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yalitza Mean?
Yalitza is a feminine given name used mainly in Mexico and in Spanish-speaking communities. Its language of origin is not certain. It is Mexican Spanish in form, and one common interpretation traces its first element to Nahuatl yōl-, the root of yōllōtl ("heart"), with the honorific suffix -tzin; on that reading it would suggest "little heart" or "beloved heart." The phonetic development is not straightforward, so the Nahuatl explanation is a customary interpretation rather than a confirmed etymology.
Yalitza Name History & Origins
Yalitza is chiefly a Mexican feminine name. Its form follows the Spanish pattern of names ending in -a, while its tz spelling belongs to a group of Mexican names that draw on Nahuatl or Nahuatl-inspired elements. Similar-looking names such as Yalitzia and Yaritza are sometimes mentioned alongside it, but their relationships are not securely documented.
The name became known to international audiences through the Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio, born in 1993, whose leading role in Roma (2018) brought her and her name into English-language film coverage. That is a recent public association, not evidence of the name's origin or earlier development.
How Popular is the Name Yalitza?
Yalitza has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #1,414 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,884 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #13,371 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #5,733 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #4,370 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,238 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #3,396 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 2019 | #1,414 | 159 | 0.0095% |
| 2018 | #10,512 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #10,656 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,967 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #8,420 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,701 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #4,880 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #7,128 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #8,173 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,404 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #5,370 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #4,873 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #3,978 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #5,227 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #5,993 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #5,544 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #7,982 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,127 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #10,080 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #6,799 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #7,228 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #4,954 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #5,006 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #2,556 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1995 | #4,215 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #8,114 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,947 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #10,450 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #13,109 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #6,859 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #6,153 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #6,662 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #5,606 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #6,147 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #4,125 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #3,986 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #12,034 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #3,416 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #2,373 | 42 | 0.0025% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yalitza Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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