US rank #7445 Girls' name Peak 2013 296 births

Yena — #7445 US girls' name

296 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.

1990s52000s832010s1362020s72
#7445
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% 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.

What the Data Says About Yena

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Yena between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yena currently holds the #7445 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

296

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2013

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,445

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200820041998 5

Yena by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 46% of Yena's all-time total
1990s52000s832010s1362020s72

Yena by state

Where Yena concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 11.5%
California share of Yena's total US births 11.5%

34 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yena?
296 babies have been named Yena since 1998. It currently ranks #7445 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 (34 births).
How long has the name Yena been used?
Yena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.