How Many People Are Named Yanette?
An estimated 266 people in the United States have the first name Yanette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Yanette peaked in popularity in 2005 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yanette 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 Yanette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
266
About 1 in 1,288,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2005
16 births
Total Registered
277
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yanette
Yanette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 277 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yanette as a female name
Ranked #19,164 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 2005 (16 births)
Yanette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yanette span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 102 babies were registered. Yanette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yanette by Decade
How has Yanette 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.
Yanette by State
Yanette + Last Name Combinations
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Yanette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanette?
We estimate approximately 266 people named Yanette 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 1,288,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Yanette a common name?
Yanette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 277 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yanette most popular?
Yanette reached peak popularity in 2005, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yanette is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yanette a female name?
Yanette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yanette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yanette Smith, Yanette Johnson, Yanette 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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