Recorded 1987–1988 Girls' name Peak 1988 26 births

Yanine — girls' name

26 babies named Yanine in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s26
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Yanine was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

18 babies were named Yanine in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanine

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Yanine between 1987 and 1988, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yanine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanine 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 26 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.

Yanine at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

26

Since 1987

2 years of records

Peak year

1988

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1987

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1988

Yanine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1987

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
18
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
5101520 19881987 8

Yanine by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
26 births that decade — 100% of Yanine's all-time total
1980s26

Yanine by state

Where Yanine concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yanine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 38.5%
#2 Texas
5 19.2%
California share of Yanine's total US births 38.5%
Even split

10 of 26 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanine?
26 babies have been named Yanine since 1987. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 18 births.
When was Yanine most popular?
Yanine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Yanine most popular?
The top states for the name Yanine are California (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yanine been used?
Yanine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 2 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Yanine?
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, 1987–1988 (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.