US rank #13981 Girls' name Peak 2006 41 births

Yanelys — #13981 US girls' name

41 babies named Yanelys in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s192010s62020s6
#13981
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Yanelys was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Yanelys in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanelys

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Yanelys between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanelys currently holds the #13981 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanelys performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yanelys shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yanelys in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanelys 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 41 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.

Yanelys at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

41

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,981

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yanelys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024201420082007200619981988 5

Yanelys by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 46% of Yanelys's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s192010s62020s6

Yanelys by state

Where Yanelys concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yanelys
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 12.2%
Florida share of Yanelys's total US births 12.2%

5 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanelys?
41 babies have been named Yanelys since 1988. It currently ranks #13981 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Yanelys most popular?
Yanelys was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Yanelys most popular?
The top states for the name Yanelys are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Yanelys been used?
Yanelys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yanelys?
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, 1988–2024 (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.