Yania
Yania is a genus of harvestmen from South America. Yania flavolimbata is the only species in the monotypic genus Yania. It was first described by Roewer, 1914.
Meaning & Origin of Yania
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yania is a genus of harvestmen from South America. Yania flavolimbata is the only species in the monotypic genus Yania. It was first described by Roewer, 1914.
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The Story of Yania
Yania first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 12 Yanias were born — ranking #8,883 that year. As of 2026, Yania ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 109 Yanias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yania
Yania is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Yania's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #8,883. Use the chart and map above to compare Yania's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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