Yanira
Yanira was the 5232nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1349th; the most babies were born in 1993 (123). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,207 places. More babies were named Yanira in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,232 girls, down 73 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993123 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,309babies recorded
Yanira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,232 | 25 |
| 2020 | #5,159 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,407 | 48 |
| 2000 | #2,257 | 70 |
| 1990 | #1,384 | 115 |
| 1980 | #1,501 | 80 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yanira, counting every spelling?
Yanira has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yanira?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yanira (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yanira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yanira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yanira?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Yanira are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 22 and 40. That makes Yanira mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yanira by state
How common Yanira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Yanira
How popular is the name Yanira?
Yanira was the 5232nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1349th; the most babies were born in 1993 (123). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,207 places. More babies were named Yanira in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Yanira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yanira in the US.
Where is Yanira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yanira was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.