US rank #14588 Girls' name Peak 2022 60 births

Yanay — #14588 US girls' name

60 babies named Yanay in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s102020s45
#14588
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 17% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Yanay was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

22 babies were named Yanay in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanay

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Yanay between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanay currently holds the #14588 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yanay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yanay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanay 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 60 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.

Yanay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

60

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2022

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#14,588

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yanay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
22
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
0510152025 2024202320222021201920172009 5

Yanay by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
45 births that decade — 75% of Yanay's all-time total
2000s52010s102020s45

Yanay by state

Where Yanay concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yanay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 10.0%
California share of Yanay's total US births 10.0%

6 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanay?
60 babies have been named Yanay since 2009. It currently ranks #14588 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 22 births.
When was Yanay most popular?
Yanay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Yanay most popular?
The top states for the name Yanay are California (6 births).
How long has the name Yanay been used?
Yanay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yanay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaneli, Yanira, Yana, Yanet, 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, 2009–2024 (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.