Girls' name · since 1971

Yanna

Yanna has 608 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#8084
among girls today
608
born since 1971
2000s
peak decade
54%
more common than other girls

Yanna currently ranks #8084 among girls' names in America, with 608 babies recorded since 1971.

Social Security Administration records show Yanna recorded 608 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #8084 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.

  • #8084 among girls today
  • 608 born since 1971
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 54% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Yanna is currently the #8084 girls' name in America, more common than 54% of girls - 608 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.

#8084
among girls today
608
born since 1971
2000s
peak decade
54%
more common than other girls

Yanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%54.3%
Yanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8084
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Yanna was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

33 babies were named Yanna in 2009 - its busiest year on record.

How Yanna compares

608 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Yanna's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yanna Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 608 382 567,345
Peak-year births 33 48 19,840

Yanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yanna's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

608

Since 1971

55 years of records

Peak year

2009

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,084

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1971

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2025

Yanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
33
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
010203040 197119851994200020062012201820242025 16

Yanna by decade

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

2000s was Yanna's strongest decade.

188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Yanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (31% of all-time use).

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

How Yanna compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yanna's total volume

Yanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Yanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Yanna
Yanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Yanna by state

Where Yanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.6%
#2 Florida
5 0.8%
California share of Yanna's total US births 1.6%
Even split

10 of 608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanna?
Since 1971, Social Security records show 608 babies named Yanna. Today it holds rank #8084 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 33 births.
When was Yanna most popular?
Yanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Yanna most popular?
The top states for the name Yanna are California (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Yanna been used?
Yanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 55 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Yanna?
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 Yanna's data

  • Yanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Yannas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

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, 1971–2025 (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. "Yanna: #8084 Girls' Name - 608 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yanna. 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 Yanna 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.