Girls' name · since 1994
Iyanah
Iyanah has 575 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,802 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iyanah currently ranks #13802 among girls' names in America, with 575 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyanah has been recorded 575 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #13802 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #10,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,802 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 575 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyanah ranks #10,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,802 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 575 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,802 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iyanah's 575 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Iyanah compares
575 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iyanah's all-time total is 53% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iyanah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 575 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iyanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iyanah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iyanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Iyanah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (287 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Iyanah's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Iyanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 287 births (50% of all-time use).
How Iyanah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Iyanah's total volume
Iyanah by state
Where Iyanah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 15 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
21 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Iyanah's data
- Iyanah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Iyanahs (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Compare Iyanah side by side: Iyanah vs Iyanna Iyanah vs Iyana Iyanah vs Iyannah
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Iyanah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iyanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Iyanah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.