How Many People Are Named Yanira?
An estimated 3,157 people in the United States have the first name Yanira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Yanira peaked in popularity in 1993 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yanira 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 Yanira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,157
About 1 in 108,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1993
123 births
Total Registered
3,283
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yanira
Yanira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,283 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yanira as a female name
Ranked #5,413 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (123 births)
Yanira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yanira span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 921 babies were registered. Yanira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yanira by Decade
How has Yanira 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.
Yanira by State
Birth registrations for Yanira span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Connecticut, Virginia, Massachusetts. On average, about 215 Yaniras were registered per state.
Yanira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yanira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yanira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanira?
We estimate approximately 3,157 people named Yanira 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 108,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Yanira a common name?
Yanira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,283 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yanira most popular?
Yanira reached peak popularity in 1993, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yanira is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yanira a female name?
Yanira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yanira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yanira Smith, Yanira Johnson, Yanira 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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