Total births
43
Girls' name · since 1986
Yanisha
43 babies named Yanisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 43
- total births
- 1986–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Yanisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1986.
Yanisha has 43 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 2009.
- 43 total births
- 1986–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
43 girls have been named Yanisha since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 43
- total births
- 1986–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Yanisha was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
8 babies were named Yanisha in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Yanisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yanisha's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yanisha at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Yanisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2009
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Yanisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Yanisha's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Yanisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yanisha? ▼
Since 1986, Social Security records show 43 babies named Yanisha. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 8 births.
When was Yanisha most popular? ▼
Yanisha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Yanisha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yanisha since 1986 -- 24 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Yanisha? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Yanisha
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yanisha
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Yanira Girl
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Yana Girl
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Yanet Girl
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Yanely Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1986–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yanisha: Baby Name Since 1986 - 43 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yanisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yanisha 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 June 2026.