Girls' name · since 1986
Yenta
Yenta has 16 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #49,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yenta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenta has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2024.
- #49,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yenta ranks #49,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #49,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yenta's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yenta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yenta's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yenta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Yenta by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Yenta's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Yenta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
Yenta by state
Where Yenta concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 31.3% |
5 of 16 births nationwide.
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- Yenta's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yentas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yenta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1986–2024 (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 Yenta 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.