Feminine dossier · first seen 1964
Yanira
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1993
Peak births
123
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Yanira
How many people are named Yanira?
An estimated 3,203 living Americans are named Yanira.
How rare is Yanira?
Yanira is very rare among babies today, with 25 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 79.7% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Yanira?
The median age of a living American named Yanira is approximately 32 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 40 years old.
Is Yanira still popular?
Yes. Yanira is holding steady, with 25 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Yanira most common?
Yanira has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.
1964Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
79.7%
2025
25
All-time
3,309
Where it lives now
Yanira is most concentrated in California — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Yanira is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.