US rank #6981 Girls' name Peak 2004 2,256 births

Yanet — #6981 US girls' name

2,256 babies named Yanet in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s3331990s6922000s6862010s3792020s115
#6981
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Yanet was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

88 babies were named Yanet in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanet

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,256 babies named Yanet between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanet currently holds the #6981 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanet performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 692 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yanet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 758 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Yanet in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanet 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 2,256 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.

Yanet at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,256

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2004

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,981

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yanet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
88
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Yanet by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
692 births that decade — 31% of Yanet's all-time total
1970s511980s3331990s6922000s6862010s3792020s115

Yanet by state

Where Yanet concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yanet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
758 33.6%
#2 Texas
330 14.6%
#3 Florida
58 2.6%
#4 Illinois
49 2.2%
#5 Arizona
40 1.8%
#6 Georgia
23 1.0%
#7 North Carolina
15 0.7%
#8 Washington
6 0.3%
California share of Yanet's total US births 33.6%
Even split

758 of 2,256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Yanet appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanet?
2,256 babies have been named Yanet since 1974. It currently ranks #6981 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 88 births.
When was Yanet most popular?
Yanet was most popular in the 1990s decade with 692 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Yanet most popular?
The top states for the name Yanet are California (758 births), Texas (330 births), Florida (58 births).
How long has the name Yanet been used?
Yanet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yanet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaneli, Yanira, Yana, Yanely, 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, 1974–2024 (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.