Girls' name · since 2009
Yanay
Yanay has 60 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yanay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 60 have been recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanay has been recorded 60 times among girls since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #32,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanay ranks #32,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #32,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yanay's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yanay's full recorded timeline at 2021, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yanay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Yanay by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (45 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Yanay's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Yanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (75% of all-time use).
Yanay by state
Where Yanay concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 10.0% |
6 of 60 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Yanays (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yanay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2009–2024 (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 Yanay 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.