Girls' name · since 1986
Yanely
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 1,706 babies named Yanely, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,473 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,706
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yanely currently ranks #2473 among girls' names in America, with 1,706 babies recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Yanely recorded 1,706 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #2473 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #5,237 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,473 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,706 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanely ranks #5,237 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,473 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,706 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,473 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,706
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yanely's 1,706 recorded births place it above 92.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yanely compares
1,706 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yanely's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yanely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,706 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yanely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yanely's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yanely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Yanely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (583 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Yanely's strongest decade.
583 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Yanely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
302 births
- 2000s
2000s
583 births
- 2010s
2010s
578 births
- 2020s 217
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 583 births (34% of all-time use).
How Yanely compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yanely's total volume
Yanely by state
Where Yanely concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 459 | 26.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 230 | 13.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 75 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 41 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.4% |
459 of 1,706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Yanely's data
- Yanely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (583 total births) through the 2020s (217) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yanelys (459 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 Yanely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Yanely 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.