Girls' name · since 1996
Yianna
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Yianna, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
102 girls have been named Yianna since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yianna has 102 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2022.
- #26,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 102 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yianna ranks #26,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yianna's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yianna's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
102 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 12 births in a single year.
Yianna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Yianna's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Yianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (38% of all-time use).
Yianna decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Yianna by state
Where Yianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.9% |
5 of 102 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 4.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 4.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Yianna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yiannas (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 Yianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1996–2022 (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 Yianna 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.
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