US rank #4317 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,634 births

Yanely — #4317 US girls' name

1,634 babies named Yanely in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s3022000s5832010s5782020s145
#4317
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Yanely was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

85 babies were named Yanely in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanely

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,634 babies named Yanely between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanely currently holds the #4317 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 583 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yanely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 443 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Yanely in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanely 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 1,634 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.

Yanely at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,634

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2008

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,317

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yanely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
85
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891986 7

Yanely by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
583 births that decade — 36% of Yanely's all-time total
1980s261990s3022000s5832010s5782020s145

Yanely by state

Where Yanely concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Yanely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
443 27.1%
#2 Texas
220 13.5%
#3 Florida
69 4.2%
#4 Illinois
41 2.5%
#5 New York
17 1.0%
#6 Georgia
10 0.6%
#7 New Jersey
7 0.4%
California share of Yanely's total US births 27.1%
Even split

443 of 1,634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanely?
1,634 babies have been named Yanely since 1986. It currently ranks #4317 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 85 births.
When was Yanely most popular?
Yanely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 583 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Yanely most popular?
The top states for the name Yanely are California (443 births), Texas (220 births), Florida (69 births).
How long has the name Yanely been used?
Yanely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yanely?
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, 1986–2024 (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.