Girl · #14,962 in 2026

Yendi

Yendi, is the traditional capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon and the administrative centre of the Yendi Municipal District in the Northern Region of Ghana. As of 2021, the population of Yendi was 154,421 comprising 76,142 males and 78,279 females. It is the seat of the King of the Dagbon, Ghana's oldest kingdom.

Current Rank
#14,962
Peak Rank
#10,447 (2010)
Total Babies
48
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1982
First Year
2012
Last Year
2010
Peak Year
#10447
Peak Rank
48
Total Count
8
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Yendi

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Yendi, is the traditional capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon and the administrative centre of the Yendi Municipal District in the Northern Region of Ghana. As of 2021, the population of Yendi was 154,421 comprising 76,142 males and 78,279 females. It is the seat of the King of the Dagbon, Ghana's oldest kingdom.

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Origin & history
A typical Yendi household in 1957 King Nyaɣisi constructed Yendi between 1420 and 1500. Yendi is the capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon . The area was abandoned due to an invasion by King Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa of Gonja , which resulted in the death of the Dagboŋ King Dariziogo. Yendi was conquered by the Asante Empire under the leadership of Opoku Ware I in 1744 or 1745, but there is academic dispute about the verifiability of this. The area was taken over by the German Empire and incorporated into Togoland in 1901. The Ya Na resumed their control over Dagbon after the British seized Togoland fr

The Story of Yendi

The earliest SSA record of Yendi as a baby girl name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Yendi — #10,447 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Yendi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Yendi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Yendi

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yendi

What does the name Yendi mean?
Yendi, is the traditional capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon and the administrative centre of the Yendi Municipal District in the Northern Region of Ghana. As of 2021, the population of Yendi was 154,421 comprising 76,142 males and 78,279 females. It is the seat of the King of the Dagbon, Ghana's oldest kingdom.
How popular is Yendi in 2026?
In 2026, Yendi ranks #14,962 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Yendi most popular?
Yendi reached its peak popularity in 2010, ranking #10,447 that year with 10 babies given the name.
Is Yendi a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Yendi is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Yendi?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Yendi include Abie, Carlia, Joycee. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Yendi

Yendi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Yendi's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #10,447. Use the chart and map above to compare Yendi'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.