Yaniris
A feminine Spanish name likely meaning "dark eyes" or "dark flowers".
Name Census estimates that about 105 living Americans carry the first name Yaniris. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yaniris today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yaniris births was 2002 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yaniris. 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
105
~ 1 in 3,264,327 Americans
Peak year
2002
10 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2010 SSA rank
#16,903
Tracked since 1986
Census
Yaniris in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 568 people with the first name Yaniris, which placed it at #18,854 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
#18,854
National first-name rank
People counted
568
568 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
99.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yaniris
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaniris is Hispanic at 99.8%. The next largest groups are White (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 Yaniris 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 Yaniris at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino99.8% · 567
- White0.2% · 1
Popularity
Yaniris: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yaniris from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 65 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yaniris 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 Yaniris during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yaniris' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yaniris
The given name Yaniris is a variant of the name Janice, which has its origins in Greek and Latin. The name Janice is derived from the Greek name Ιωαννα (Iōanna), which was a feminine form of the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), meaning "God is gracious." The Greek form later influenced the Latin name Janicia, which eventually became Janice in English.
Yaniris is believed to have emerged as a variant of Janice in the Spanish-speaking regions, particularly in Latin America. The addition of the "y" and the alteration of the vowel sounds likely occurred due to the influence of Spanish pronunciation and naming traditions. However, the exact origin and reason for the specific spelling "Yaniris" is not entirely clear.
While there are no known historical references to the name Yaniris itself in ancient texts or religious scriptures, the name Janice has been documented in various historical records throughout the centuries. One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Janice can be found in the 13th century, when it appeared as a surname in England.
Over the years, several notable individuals have borne the name Yaniris or its variants. One such person was Yaniris Díaz, a Venezuelan actress and model born in 1979. Another was Yaniris Sandó, a Dominican Republic-born American basketball player who played in the WNBA from 2002 to 2005.
In the realm of literature, the name Yaniris appeared in the novel "El Jardín Secreto" (The Secret Garden) by Venezuelan author Ana Teresa Torres, published in 2004. The novel features a character named Yaniris.
Another notable bearer of the name was Yaniris Domínguez, a Cuban volleyball player who represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.
Additionally, Yaniris Gaez was a Puerto Rican swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
While the name Yaniris is not as common as its root name Janice, it has been used throughout the years by individuals from various Latin American countries and cultures, reflecting the diversity and richness of naming traditions in the Spanish-speaking world.
People
Yaniris + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaniris 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
Yaniris: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaniris?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 105 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yaniris 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 3,264,327 US residents.
Is Yaniris a common name?
We classify Yaniris as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 108 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yaniris most popular?
The single biggest year for Yaniris was 2002, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yaniris is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yaniris in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 568 people with the name Yaniris, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,854 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 Yaniris 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 Yaniris?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yaniris leans strongly female. 568 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 7 male bearers (1.2%). 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 Yaniris?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaniris is Hispanic at 99.8%. The next largest groups are White (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 Yaniris most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yaniris in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.8% (567 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 Yaniris in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yaniris a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yaniris 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 Yaniris still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yaniris 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 Yaniris 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 Yaniris as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Yaniris, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.