Recorded 1988–1995 Girls' name Peak 1992 37 births

Yenia — girls' name

37 babies named Yenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s26
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Yenia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yenia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Yenia between 1988 and 1995, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yenia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yenia 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 37 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.

Yenia at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

37

Since 1988

8 years of records

Peak year

1992

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1988

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1995

Yenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1988

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 199519941992199119891988 6

Yenia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 70% of Yenia's all-time total
1980s111990s26

Yenia by state

Where Yenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 16.2%
California share of Yenia's total US births 16.2%

6 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yenia?
37 babies have been named Yenia since 1988. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1992 with 8 births.
When was Yenia most popular?
Yenia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Yenia most popular?
The top states for the name Yenia are California (6 births).
How long has the name Yenia been used?
Yenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 8 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Yenia?
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, 1988–1995 (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.