Total births
311
Girls' name · since 1998
Yena
311 babies named Yena in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7478
- among girls today
- 311
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 58%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yena is the #7478 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 311 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Yena recorded 311 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #7478 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7478 among girls today
- 311 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
- 58% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Yena is currently the #7478 girls' name in America, more common than 58% of girls - 311 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7478
- among girls today
- 311
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 58%
- more common than other girls
Yena vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7478
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 58% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Yena was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
20 babies were named Yena in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
How Yena compares
311 46th percentile among 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
Yena's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yena | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yena's full recorded timeline at 2013, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yena at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2013
Current rank
#7,478
Active since
1998
Yena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Yena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yena's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Yena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (44% of all-time use).
Yena by state
Where Yena concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 12.5% |
California share of Yena's total US births 12.5%
39 of 311 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yena? ▼
311 babies have been named Yena since 1998. It currently ranks #7478 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 20 births.
When was Yena most popular? ▼
Yena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Yena most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yena are California (39 births).
How long has the name Yena been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yena since 1998 -- 28 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Yena? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yenifer, Yen, Yennifer, Yeni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yena's data
- Yena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yenas (39 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.
Keep exploring Yena
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yena
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Yen Girl
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Yennifer Girl
#9786 515 births
Yeni Girl
#15766 469 births
Yenny Girl
245 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2025 (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. "Yena: #7478 Girls' Name - 311 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yena. 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 Yena 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 July 2026.