girl's name
Yanira
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,339
Yanira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1993, when 123 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Yanira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 26 |
| 1970s | 338 |
| 1980s | 807 |
| 1990s | 922 |
| 2000s | 729 |
| 2010s | 327 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 160 |
How popular is Yanira?
In 2025, Yanira was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yanira is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yanira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yanira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yanira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yanira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yanira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yanira
How popular is the name Yanira?
In 2025, Yanira was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yanira a girl's or a boy's name?
Yanira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yanira most popular?
Yanira peaked in 1993, when 123 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yanira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yanira currently ranks #5,121 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.