Recorded 2019–2021 Unisex name Peak 2019 21 births

Iyanu — unisex name

21 babies named Iyanu in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s92020s12
2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Iyanu was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

9 babies were named Iyanu in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iyanu

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Iyanu between 2019 and 2021, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iyanu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Iyanu is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2018.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iyanu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Iyanu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iyanu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iyanu at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

21

Since 2019

3 years of records

Peak year

2019

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2019

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2021

Iyanu popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2019

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5678910 202120202019 9

Iyanu popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 2018 (Iyanu as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 202320212018 5

Iyanu by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 57% of Iyanu's all-time total
2010s92020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iyanu?
21 babies have been named Iyanu since 2019. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2019 with 9 births.
When was Iyanu most popular?
Iyanu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Is Iyanu a unisex name?
Yes, Iyanu is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 21 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Iyanu been used?
Iyanu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 3 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Iyanu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iyanna, Iyana, Iyanah, Iyannah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.