Girls' name · since 1985
Yennifer
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 515 babies named Yennifer, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,500 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 515
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yennifer is the #15500 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 515 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yennifer has been recorded 515 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #15500 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #11,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,500 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 515 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yennifer ranks #11,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,500 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 515 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,500 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 515
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yennifer's 515 recorded births place it above 83.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yennifer compares
515 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yennifer's all-time total is 37% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yennifer | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 515 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yennifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yennifer's full recorded timeline at 2005, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yennifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Yennifer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (221 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Yennifer's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Yennifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 221 births (43% of all-time use).
How Yennifer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yennifer's total volume
Yennifer by state
Where Yennifer concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 14.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 2.1% |
76 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yennifer's data
- Yennifer's decade-level peak was the 2000s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yennifers (76 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 Yennifer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Yennifer 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.