Girls' name · since 1996

Yenitza

16 babies named Yenitza in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#49,362 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

16 girls have been named Yenitza since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Yenitza recorded 16 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2006.

  • #49,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenitza ranks #49,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#49,362 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yenitza's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yenitza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yenitza splits its recorded history at 2002: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yenitza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 199620022006 6

Yenitza by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

2000s was Yenitza's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Yenitza births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yenitza?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 16 babies named Yenitza. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #49,362 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 6 births.
Where does Yenitza sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenitza ranks #49,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yenitza most popular?
Yenitza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Yenitza been used?
The SSA has tracked Yenitza since 1996 -- 11 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Yenitza?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Yenitza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2006 (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 Yenitza 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.