Yanay
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #5,638 in 2022
0 babies were named Yanay in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 2009–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Yanay you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
- HistoryYanay first shows up in US birth records in 2009, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
- Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #5,638.
- Word funYanay is a palindrome: it reads the same forwards and backwards.
About the name Yanay
Yanay is a girl name of Slavic origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Y and ending in “-nay”. US birth records list Yanay for girls from 2009 to 2024, in 7 of those 16 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #5,638 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2024, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Slavic names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7 | 370,370 girls |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1,694,915 girls |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 181,159 girls |
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Questions about the name Yanay
What is the origin of the name Yanay?
Yanay has Slavic roots in our records. Other Slavic names include Valentina, Natalie, Natalia.
Is Yanay a boy or girl name?
Yanay is a girl name.
How popular is the name Yanay?
Yanay is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2024. It peaked at #5,638 in 2022.