Girls' name · since 1990

Yanci

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Yanci, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,679 of 72,339
all-time among girls
203
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

203 girls have been named Yanci since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Yanci recorded 203 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2022.

  • #19,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 203 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanci ranks #19,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,679 of 72,339
all-time among girls
203
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yanci's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yanci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yanci splits its recorded history at 2004: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yanci popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
16
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
05101520 1990199620002004200820122022 5

Yanci by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 52% of the file).

2000s was Yanci's strongest decade.

105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Yanci births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanci?
203 babies have been named Yanci since 1990. All-time, it sits at #19,679 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 16 births.
Where does Yanci sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanci ranks #19,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yanci most popular?
Yanci was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Yanci been used?
Yanci has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 33 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Yanci?
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.

What to do with Yanci's data

  • Yanci's decade-level peak was the 2000s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yanci

Nearby Names Like Yanci

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yanci

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yanci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2022 (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 Yanci 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.