Total births
206
Girls' name · since 1990
Yenty
Yenty has 206 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6279
- among girls today
- 206
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
206 babies have been named Yenty since 1990, making it today's #6279 girls' name.
Yenty has 206 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6279 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #6279 among girls today
- 206 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
- 65% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yenty is currently the #6279 girls' name in America, more common than 65% of girls - 206 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6279
- among girls today
- 206
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Yenty vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6279
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 65% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
58% 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.
How Yenty compares
206 37th percentile among 17,726 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
Yenty's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yenty | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yenty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yenty splits its recorded history at 2016: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yenty at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#6,279
Active since
1990
Yenty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Yenty by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yenty's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Yenty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 119 births (58% of all-time use).
Yenty by state
Where Yenty concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 99 | 48.1% |
New York share of Yenty's total US births 48.1%
99 of 206 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yenty? ▼
206 babies have been named Yenty since 1990. It currently ranks #6279 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 23 births.
When was Yenty most popular? ▼
Yenty was most popular in the 2020s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Yenty most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yenty are New York (99 births).
How long has the name Yenty been used? ▼
Yenty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Yenty's data
- New York records the most Yentys (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Yenty
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yenty: #6279 Girls' Name - 206 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yenty. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yenty 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 June 2026.