US rank #6262 Girls' name Peak 2021 188 births

Yenty — #6262 US girls' name

188 babies named Yenty in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s282010s542020s101
#6262
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Yenty was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

23 babies were named Yenty in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yenty

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Yenty between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yenty currently holds the #6262 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yenty performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yenty shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yenty in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yenty in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 188 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yenty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

188

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2021

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,262

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yenty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
23
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015200820011990 5

Yenty by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
101 births that decade — 54% of Yenty's all-time total
1990s52000s282010s542020s101

Yenty by state

Where Yenty concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yenty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
81 43.1%
New York share of Yenty's total US births 43.1%

81 of 188 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yenty?
188 babies have been named Yenty since 1990. It currently ranks #6262 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 23 births.
When was Yenty most popular?
Yenty was most popular in the 2020s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Yenty most popular?
The top states for the name Yenty are New York (81 births).
How long has the name Yenty been used?
Yenty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yenty?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.