Recorded 1972–2013 Girls' name Peak 2005 277 births

Yanette — girls' name

277 babies named Yanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s801990s1022000s592010s20
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Yanette was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

16 babies were named Yanette in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanette

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Yanette between 1972 and 2013, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yanette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yanette in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanette 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 277 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.

Yanette at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

277

Since 1972

42 years of records

Peak year

2005

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1972

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2013

Yanette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1972

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2005)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 201320072001199719931989198519801972 5

Yanette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
102 births that decade — 37% of Yanette's all-time total
1970s161980s801990s1022000s592010s20

Yanette by state

Where Yanette concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yanette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
41 14.8%
#2 Texas
10 3.6%
California share of Yanette's total US births 14.8%
Even split

41 of 277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanette?
277 babies have been named Yanette since 1972. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births.
When was Yanette most popular?
Yanette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Yanette most popular?
The top states for the name Yanette are California (41 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Yanette been used?
Yanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 42 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Yanette?
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, 1972–2013 (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.