Yaxeni
Of Latin origin, meaning "one who is born during the harvest season".
Name Census estimates that about 114 living Americans carry the first name Yaxeni. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yaxeni today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yaxeni births was 2021 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yaxeni. 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
114
~ 1 in 3,006,617 Americans
Peak year
2021
18 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,073
Tracked since 1999
Popularity
Yaxeni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yaxeni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 61 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yaxeni 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 Yaxeni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yaxenis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yaxeni
The name Yaxeni has its origins in the ancient Mesopotamian civilization, specifically in the Sumerian language, which was spoken in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day southern Iraq) around 3500-3000 BCE. The name Yaxeni is derived from the Sumerian words "yax" meaning "water" and "eni" meaning "life-giving," suggesting a connection to fertility and abundance.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Yaxeni can be found in the Sumerian cuneiform tablets, which detail the myths and legends of ancient Mesopotamia. In these texts, Yaxeni was the name of a minor deity associated with the goddess Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, beauty, and fertility.
During the height of the Sumerian civilization, around 2500-2000 BCE, the name Yaxeni was relatively common among the ruling class and nobility. One notable figure from this era was Yaxeni of Lagash, a high priestess who played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of the city-state of Lagash.
As the Sumerian civilization declined and was eventually absorbed into the Akkadian Empire, the name Yaxeni spread to other regions of Mesopotamia. In the late 3rd century BCE, a prominent scholar and astronomer from Babylon named Yaxeni is credited with making significant contributions to the development of the Babylonian calendar and astronomical calculations.
The name Yaxeni also appears in the ancient Aramaic language, which was widely used in the Middle East during the Persian and Hellenistic periods. One notable figure from this time was Yaxeni of Damascus, a philosopher and teacher who lived in the 1st century BCE and is believed to have influenced early Christian thought.
In the early centuries of the common era, the name Yaxeni was adopted by some Christian communities in the Middle East, particularly in Syria and Mesopotamia. One notable figure from this era was Saint Yaxeni of Edessa, a 4th-century martyr and patron saint of the city of Edessa (modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey).
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Yaxeni remained relatively obscure but was occasionally used by scholars and religious figures in the Near East and the Byzantine Empire. One notable bearer of the name was Yaxeni the Scribe, a 9th-century calligrapher and illuminator from Baghdad, whose work is preserved in several important manuscripts from the Abbasid period.
People
Yaxeni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaxeni 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
Yaxeni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaxeni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 114 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yaxeni 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 3,006,617 US residents.
Is Yaxeni a common name?
We classify Yaxeni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 115 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yaxeni most popular?
The single biggest year for Yaxeni was 2021, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yaxeni is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Yaxeni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yaxeni a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yaxeni 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 Yaxeni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yaxeni 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 Yaxeni 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Yaxeni?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.