Recorded 1976–2013 Girls' name Peak 1992 175 births

Yanett — girls' name

175 babies named Yanett in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s411990s672000s562010s6
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Yanett was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

14 babies were named Yanett in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanett

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Yanett between 1976 and 2013, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanett performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yanett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yanett in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanett 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 175 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.

Yanett at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

175

Since 1976

38 years of records

Peak year

1992

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1976

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2013

Yanett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1976

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
46810121416 20132006200219961992198819801976 5

Yanett by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 38% of Yanett's all-time total
1970s51980s411990s672000s562010s6

Yanett by state

Where Yanett concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yanett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 7.4%
#2 Texas
5 2.9%
California share of Yanett's total US births 7.4%
Even split

13 of 175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanett?
175 babies have been named Yanett since 1976. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
When was Yanett most popular?
Yanett was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Yanett most popular?
The top states for the name Yanett are California (13 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yanett been used?
Yanett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 38 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Yanett?
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.

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, 1976–2013 (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.