Recorded 1988–2005 Girls' name Peak 1988 20 births

Yenis — girls' name

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

1980s51990s102000s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Yenis was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

5 babies were named Yenis in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yenis

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Yenis between 1988 and 2005, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yenis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yenis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yenis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yenis 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 20 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.

Yenis at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

20

Since 1988

18 years of records

Peak year

1988

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1988

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2005

Yenis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1988

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1988)
5
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5 2005199519901988 5

Yenis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 50% of Yenis's all-time total
1980s51990s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yenis?
20 babies have been named Yenis since 1988. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1988 with 5 births.
When was Yenis most popular?
Yenis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Yenis been used?
Yenis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 18 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Yenis?
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, 1988–2005 (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.