Girls' name · since 1988
Yenis
Yenis has 20 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #46,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yenis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenis has been recorded 20 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 2005.
- #46,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenis ranks #46,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #46,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yenis's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yenis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yenis splits its recorded history at 1995: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births).
Yenis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2005
- Peak year (1988)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2005.
20 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 5 births in a single year.
Yenis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Yenis's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Yenis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
Yenis decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Yenis's data
- Yenis's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yenis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1988–2005 (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 Yenis 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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