Yanna
Yanna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Breton.
- Greek
- Breton
Meaning & Origin of Yanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yanna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Breton.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
- Breton
The Story of Yanna
The earliest SSA record of Yanna as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Yanna — #4,480 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Yanna on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yanna ranks #8,290 for baby girls with 12 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 616 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yanna
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yanna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Yanna
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About the name Yanna
Yanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 616 births in the dataset. Yanna's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #4,480. Use the chart and map above to compare Yanna'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.