Yanely
Girl name · #2473 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 72 baby girls were named Yanely, placing it at #2473 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2555, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,000 girls born in 2025 was named Yanely.
The 39-year story
Yanely first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 7 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2008, when 85 girls were named Yanely — good for #2295 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Yanely per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Yanely in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Yanely is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Yanely will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yanely is most common
State-level data for Yanely is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Yanely
Statistically, parents drawn to Yanely tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Yarely, Janely, Angely, Mariely, and Arely.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yanely | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2458 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4294 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4907 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6174 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4358 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4343 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3789 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3387 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3229 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2555 |
| 2014 | 74 | #2442 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2973 |
| 2012 | 72 | #2516 |
| 2011 | 78 | #2369 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2841 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2826 |
| 2008 | 85 | #2295 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2822 |
| 2006 | 49 | #3316 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2935 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2889 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2771 |
| 2002 | 44 | #3196 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2600 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yanely a popular girl name?
Yanely ranked #2473 among girls in 2025 with 72 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2555.
When was the name Yanely most popular?
Yanely peaked in 2008, when 85 American girls received the name (ranked #2295 that year). Since 2008 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Yanely?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,000 newborn American girls was named Yanely. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.