Yorleny
A unique feminine name believed to be of Latin American origin.
Name Census estimates that about 84 living Americans carry the first name Yorleny. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yorleny today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yorleny births was 2024 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yorleny. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yorleny. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
84
~ 1 in 4,080,409 Americans
Peak year
2024
9 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,037
Tracked since 2000
Census
Yorleny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 308 people with the first name Yorleny, which placed it at #28,952 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
#28,952
National first-name rank
People counted
308
308 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yorleny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yorleny is Hispanic at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Black (0.6%). 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 Yorleny 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 Yorleny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.4% · 297
- White1.9% · 6
- Black or African American0.6% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
- Two or more races0.3% · 1
Popularity
Yorleny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yorleny from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 41 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yorleny remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yorleny 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 Yorleny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yorleny
The name Yorleny is believed to have its origins in the indigenous languages of Central America, specifically in the region that is now known as Honduras. The name is thought to be derived from the Lenca language, which was spoken by the Lenca people, an indigenous group that inhabited parts of western Honduras and eastern El Salvador.
One possible etymology suggests that Yorleny is a combination of the words "yor" and "leny," which in the Lenca language may have meant "river" and "flower," respectively. This would give the name a poetic meaning akin to "flower of the river." However, due to the limited documentation of the Lenca language, the precise meaning and origins of Yorleny remain uncertain.
There are no known historical references to the name Yorleny in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from the region. This is likely because the Lenca people did not have a written language, and their oral traditions were not extensively documented by the Spanish colonizers or subsequent historians.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Yorleny are relatively modern, with the name appearing more frequently in the late 20th century and early 21st century, particularly in Honduras and among Honduran communities in other parts of Central America and the United States.
Yorleny Jimenez was a Honduran footballer who played as a defender for the Honduras women's national football team in the early 2000s. She represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
Yorleny Raudez is a Honduran politician and lawyer. She served as the First Lady of Honduras from 2014 to 2022, during the presidency of her husband, Juan Orlando Hernández. Raudez has been involved in various social and charitable initiatives in Honduras.
Yorleny Navarro is a Honduran singer and songwriter known for her work in the Latin pop and reggaeton genres. She has released several successful albums and has collaborated with other prominent Latin artists.
Yorleny Pineda is a Honduran journalist and news anchor. She has worked for several major television networks in Honduras, covering a wide range of news stories and events.
Yorleny Vásquez is a Honduran actress and model. She has appeared in several television shows and films, both in Honduras and internationally, and has also worked as a model for various fashion brands.
It is important to note that while the name Yorleny is believed to have indigenous roots, its usage and popularity have likely been influenced by modern cultural and demographic factors, particularly in Honduras and among Honduran diaspora communities.
People
Yorleny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yorleny 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
Yorleny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yorleny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 84 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yorleny 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 4,080,409 US residents.
Is Yorleny a common name?
We classify Yorleny as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 85 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yorleny most popular?
The single biggest year for Yorleny was 2024, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yorleny is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yorleny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 308 people with the name Yorleny, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,952 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 Yorleny 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 Yorleny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yorleny appears almost entirely female. Of the 306 people counted with this name, 99.3% 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 Yorleny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yorleny is Hispanic at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Black (0.6%). 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 Yorleny most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yorleny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.4% (297 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 Yorleny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yorleny a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yorleny 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 Yorleny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yorleny 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 Yorleny 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 have the name Yorleny?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.