How Many People Are Named Yaniya?
An estimated 52 people in the United States have the first name Yaniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Yaniya peaked in popularity in 2005 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaniya 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 Yaniya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yaniya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
52
About 1 in 6,591,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
10 births
Total Registered
53
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaniya
Yaniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 53 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yaniya as a female name
Ranked #19,719 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 2005 (10 births)
Yaniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaniya span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 48 babies were registered. Yaniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yaniya by Decade
How has Yaniya 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.
Yaniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yaniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaniya?
We estimate approximately 52 people named Yaniya 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 6,591,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaniya a common name?
Yaniya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 53 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaniya most popular?
Yaniya reached peak popularity in 2005, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaniya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaniya a female name?
Yaniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaniya Smith, Yaniya Johnson, Yaniya 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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