US rank #9935 Girls' name Peak 2016 211 births

Yalena — #9935 US girls' name

211 babies named Yalena in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s752010s1022020s34
#9935
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Yalena was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

15 babies were named Yalena in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yalena

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Yalena between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yalena currently holds the #9935 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yalena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yalena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yalena 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 211 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.

Yalena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

211

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2016

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,935

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yalena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
15
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202420202017201420112008200520022001 5

Yalena by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
102 births that decade — 48% of Yalena's all-time total
2000s752010s1022020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yalena?
211 babies have been named Yalena since 2001. It currently ranks #9935 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 15 births.
When was Yalena most popular?
Yalena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Yalena been used?
Yalena has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yalena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yalonda, Yalitza, Yalanda, Yalani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.