Girls' name · since 1995

Yanissa

68 babies named Yanissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,553 of 72,339
all-time among girls
68
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

68 girls have been named Yanissa since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Yanissa has 68 recorded births among girls since 1995, 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 1995 to 2010.

  • #31,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 68 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanissa ranks #31,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,553 of 72,339
all-time among girls
68
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yanissa's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yanissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yanissa splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yanissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2005)
10
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 1995199619972002200320052006200720082010 6

Yanissa by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 69% of the file).

2000s was Yanissa's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Yanissa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanissa?
Yanissa has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,553 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 10 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Yanissa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanissa ranks #31,553 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 Yanissa most popular?
Yanissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Yanissa been used?
The SSA has tracked Yanissa since 1995 -- 16 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Yanissa?
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 Yanissa's data

  • Yanissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (47 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.

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

Keep exploring Yanissa

Nearby Names Like Yanissa

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yanissa

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yanissa: 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, 1995–2010 (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 Yanissa 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.