Girls' name · since 1980
Yenny
Yenny has 245 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yenny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 245 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenny has been recorded 245 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1980 to 2022.
- #17,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 245 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenny ranks #17,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yenny's 245 recorded births place it above 75.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yenny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yenny's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yenny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Yenny by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Yenny's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Yenny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (42% of all-time use).
Yenny by state
Where Yenny concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 15.1% |
37 of 245 births nationwide.
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- Yenny's decade-level peak was the 2000s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yennys (37 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 Yenny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1980–2022 (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 Yenny 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.