Girls' name · since 1995
Yanela
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Yanela, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Yanela since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanela has been recorded 13 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2007.
- #51,352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanela ranks #51,352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #51,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yanela's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yanela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yanela splits its recorded history at 2007: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yanela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2007
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Yanela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Yanela's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Yanela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yanela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
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, 1995–2007 (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 Yanela 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.