Girls' name · since 1986

Yaniris

108 babies named Yaniris in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,329 of 72,339
all-time among girls
108
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade

Yaniris sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 108 recorded since 1986.

Yaniris has 108 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2010.

  • #26,329 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 108 born since 1986
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaniris ranks #26,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,329 of 72,339
all-time among girls
108
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yaniris's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Yaniris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yaniris's full recorded timeline at 2002, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yaniris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2002)
10
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4681012 19861989199220002003200520072010 6

Yaniris by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 60% of the file).

2000s was Yaniris's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Yaniris births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Yaniris by state

Where Yaniris concentrates geographically, total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yaniris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 20.4%
New York share of Yaniris's total US births 20.4%

22 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaniris?
108 babies have been named Yaniris since 1986. All-time, it sits at #26,329 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2002 with 10 births.
Where does Yaniris sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaniris ranks #26,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yaniris most popular?
Yaniris was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Yaniris most popular?
The top states for the name Yaniris are New York (22 births).
How long has the name Yaniris been used?
The SSA has tracked Yaniris since 1986 -- 25 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Yaniris?
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.

What to do with Yaniris's data

  • Yaniris's decade-level peak was the 2000s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Yaniriss (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yaniris

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yaniris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yaniris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.