girl's name
Yenty
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 209
Yenty is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 23 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Yenty over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 54 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Yenty?
In 2025, Yenty was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yenty 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 Yenty
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yenty also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yenty over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yenty
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yenty — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yenty
How popular is the name Yenty?
In 2025, Yenty was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yenty a girl's or a boy's name?
Yenty is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yenty most popular?
Yenty peaked in 2021, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yenty a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yenty currently ranks #6,395 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.