Yaneth
A feminine name of unknown origin and meaning, common in Spanish-speaking countries.
Name Census estimates that about 1,062 living Americans carry the first name Yaneth. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yaneth today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yaneth births was 2004 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yaneth. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 322,744 Americans
Peak year
2004
41 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,023
Tracked since 1975
Census
Yaneth in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,473 people with the first name Yaneth, which placed it at #5,070 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,070
National first-name rank
People counted
3.5K
3,473 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
99.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yaneth
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaneth is Hispanic at 99.0%. The next largest groups are White (0.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yaneth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yaneth at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino99.0% · 3,439
- White0.7% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 7
- Black or African American0.1% · 4
Popularity
Yaneth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yaneth from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 316 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Yaneth remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yaneth by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yaneth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yaneths live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yaneth
The given name Yaneth has its origins in the ancient Semitic languages of the Middle East. It is believed to be derived from the Hebrew word "yanah," which means "to be oppressed" or "to be afflicted." This name first appeared in the region of Canaan, which is now modern-day Israel and Palestine, during the Bronze Age.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yaneth can be found in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the Book of Judges. In this text, Yaneth is mentioned as the name of a woman who lived in the city of Bethlehem during the time of the Judges, which was around the 12th century BC.
Throughout history, the name Yaneth has been associated with individuals who have faced adversity or oppression. One notable example is Yaneth ben Avner, a Jewish scholar who lived in the 9th century AD in Babylon. He is known for his writings on the Talmud and for his contributions to the preservation of Jewish traditions during a time of persecution.
Another historical figure with the name Yaneth is Yaneth al-Andalusi, a Muslim philosopher and mathematician from Andalusia, Spain, who lived in the 10th century AD. He was renowned for his work on algebra and his translations of Greek philosophical texts into Arabic.
In the 12th century AD, there was a prominent Christian mystic named Yaneth of Helfta, who was a German nun known for her visions and spiritual writings. Her works were influential in the development of Christian mysticism during the Middle Ages.
The name Yaneth also appears in the historical records of the Ottoman Empire. Yaneth Pasha was a Turkish military leader and governor who lived in the 16th century AD. He played a significant role in the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into the Balkans and was known for his strategic military campaigns.
While the name Yaneth has ancient roots and has been used throughout various cultures and time periods, it is important to note that it has remained relatively uncommon in modern times. This may be due to the association of the name with oppression or adversity, which could have influenced its popularity over the centuries.
People
Yaneth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaneth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yaneth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaneth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,062 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yaneth going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 322,744 US residents.
Is Yaneth a common name?
We classify Yaneth as "Rare". It ranks above 90.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,083 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yaneth most popular?
The single biggest year for Yaneth was 2004, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yaneth is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yaneth in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,473 people with the name Yaneth, or 1.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,070 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yaneth in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yaneth?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yaneth appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,477 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yaneth?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaneth is Hispanic at 99.0%. The next largest groups are White (0.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yaneth most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yaneth in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.0% (3,439 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yaneth in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yaneth a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yaneth in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yaneth still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yaneth in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yaneth can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Yaneth?
Find out how many Americans are named Yaneth on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.