Recorded 1981–2012 Girls' name Peak 1988 129 births

Yanin — girls' name

129 babies named Yanin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s511990s332000s382010s7
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Yanin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

15 babies were named Yanin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanin

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Yanin between 1981 and 2012, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yanin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yanin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanin 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 129 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.

Yanin at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

129

Since 1981

32 years of records

Peak year

1988

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1981

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2012

Yanin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1981

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1988)
15
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Yanin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 40% of Yanin's all-time total
1980s511990s332000s382010s7

Yanin by state

Where Yanin concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yanin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 9.3%
California share of Yanin's total US births 9.3%

12 of 129 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanin?
129 babies have been named Yanin since 1981. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1988 with 15 births.
When was Yanin most popular?
Yanin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Yanin most popular?
The top states for the name Yanin are California (12 births).
How long has the name Yanin been used?
Yanin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 32 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Yanin?
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, 1981–2012 (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.