Yanisha
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #10,588 in 1993
0 babies were named Yanisha in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1986–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryYanisha first shows up in US birth records in 1986, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 39 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1993, when it reached #10,588.
About the name Yanisha
Yanisha is a girl name of Slavic origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with Y and ending in “-sha”. US birth records list Yanisha for girls from 1986 to 2009, in 7 of those 24 years. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked #10,588 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2009, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Slavic names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1,379,310 girls |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1,369,863 girls |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 729,927 girls |
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Questions about the name Yanisha
What is the origin of the name Yanisha?
Yanisha has Slavic roots in our records. Other Slavic names include Valentina, Natalie, Natalia.
Is Yanisha a boy or girl name?
Yanisha is a girl name.
How popular is the name Yanisha?
Yanisha is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2009. It peaked at #10,588 in 1993.