Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2018
Yining
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Yining, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17146
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yining is the #17146 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 17 recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Yining recorded 17 times among girls since 2018, holding rank #17146 nationally today, ahead of 3% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2024.
- #17146 among girls today
- 17 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Yining is currently the #17146 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 17 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17146
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yining vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17146
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Yining was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
7 babies were named Yining in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Yining compares
17 6th 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
Yining's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yining | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yining's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yining splits its recorded history at 2022: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yining at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#17,146
Active since
2018
Yining popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Yining by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yining's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Yining births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yining? ▼
17 babies have been named Yining since 2018. It currently ranks #17146 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 7 births.
When was Yining most popular? ▼
Yining was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Yining been used? ▼
Records for Yining go back to 2018, giving 7 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Yining? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ying, Yina, Yinuo, Yin, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Yining
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2018–2024 (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. "Yining: #17146 Girls' Name - 17 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yining. 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 Yining 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 July 2026.