Girls' name · since 1988
Yenia
Yenia has 37 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 37 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenia has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1995.
- #38,680 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenia ranks #38,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #38,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yenia's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yenia's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1995
- Peak year (1992)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1995.
37 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 8 births in a single year.
Yenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 70% of the file).
1990s was Yenia's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Yenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (70% of all-time use).
Yenia decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Yenia by state
Where Yenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 16.2% |
6 of 37 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 16.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 16.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- California records the most Yenias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
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, 1988–1995 (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 Yenia 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.
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