How Many People Are Named Yanil?
An estimated 64 people in the United States have the first name Yanil. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Yanil peaked in popularity in 1991 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yanil 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 Yanil paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yanil is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
64
About 1 in 5,355,537 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1991
10 births
Total Registered
66
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yanil
Yanil is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 66 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yanil as a female name
Ranked #11,083 in 2002
9 female births in 2002
Peak: 1991 (10 births)
Yanil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yanil span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 46 babies were registered. Yanil has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yanil by Decade
How has Yanil 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.
Yanil by State
Yanil + Last Name Combinations
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Yanil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanil?
We estimate approximately 64 people named Yanil 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 5,355,537 Americans share this first name.
Is Yanil a common name?
Yanil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 66 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yanil most popular?
Yanil reached peak popularity in 1991, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yanil is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yanil a female name?
Yanil is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yanil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yanil Smith, Yanil Johnson, Yanil 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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