How Many People Are Named Yailene?
An estimated 118 people in the United States have the first name Yailene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Yailene peaked in popularity in 1998 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yailene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yailene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
118
About 1 in 2,904,698 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
17 births
Total Registered
120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yailene
Yailene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 120 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yailene as a female name
Ranked #13,417 in 2012
8 female births in 2012
Peak: 1998 (17 births)
Yailene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yailene span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 65 babies were registered. Yailene has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yailene by Decade
How has Yailene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yailene by State
Yailene + Last Name Combinations
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Yailene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yailene?
We estimate approximately 118 people named Yailene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,904,698 Americans share this first name.
Is Yailene a common name?
Yailene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yailene most popular?
Yailene reached peak popularity in 1998, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yailene is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yailene a female name?
Yailene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yailene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yailene Smith, Yailene Johnson, Yailene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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