Yenty
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a diminutive form.
Name Census estimates that about 186 living Americans carry the first name Yenty. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yenty today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yenty births was 2021 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yenty. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yenty with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
186
~ 1 in 1,842,765 Americans
Peak year
2021
23 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,358
Tracked since 1990
Census
Yenty in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 148 people with the first name Yenty, which placed it at #45,698 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
#45,698
National first-name rank
People counted
148
148 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
93.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yenty
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yenty is White at 93.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (2.0%). 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 Yenty 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 Yenty at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White93.2% · 138
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 3
- Black or African American1.4% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.7% · 1
Popularity
Yenty: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yenty 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 101 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
Yenty 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 Yenty during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yentys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yenty
The name Yenty has its origins in the Slavic languages, particularly in the regions of Eastern Europe and Russia. It is believed to have derived from the Proto-Slavic root word "yent," which means "to bend" or "to bow." This linguistic root can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 6th to 8th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Yenty can be found in the Novgorod Birch Bark Letters, a collection of ancient Slavic writings discovered in the city of Novgorod, Russia, dating back to the 11th to 15th centuries. These letters provide valuable insights into the daily lives and language of the people living in the region during that time.
In the 14th century, a notable figure named Yenty Ivanovich was mentioned in the Novgorod Chronicles, a historical record of the events that took place in the Novgorod Republic. Yenty Ivanovich was a prominent merchant and landowner in the region, known for his wealth and influence.
During the 16th century, the name Yenty gained popularity among the Russian nobility. One of the most famous individuals bearing this name was Yenty Fyodorovich Romanov, a distant relative of the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for over three centuries. Yenty Fyodorovich lived from 1520 to 1587 and served as a military commander and advisor to several Russian tsars.
In the 18th century, a renowned mathematician and astronomer named Yenty Mikhailovich Krasovsky was born in 1737 in the city of Moscow. He made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and was a member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
Another notable figure with the name Yenty was Yenty Vasilyevich Pushkin, a Russian poet and playwright who lived from 1770 to 1838. He was a distant relative of the famous Russian writer Alexander Pushkin and was known for his satirical works and social commentary.
Throughout history, the name Yenty has maintained a strong presence in the Slavic cultures, particularly in Russia and Eastern Europe. While it may not be as commonly used today as it was in the past, the name carries a rich historical significance and reflects the linguistic and cultural heritage of the regions where it originated.
People
Yenty + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yenty 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
Yenty: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yenty?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 186 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yenty 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 1,842,765 US residents.
Is Yenty a common name?
We classify Yenty as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 188 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yenty most popular?
The single biggest year for Yenty was 2021, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yenty is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yenty in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 148 people with the name Yenty, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #45,698 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 Yenty 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 Yenty?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yenty appears almost entirely female. Of the 144 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Yenty?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yenty is White at 93.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (2.0%). 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 Yenty most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yenty in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.2% (138 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 Yenty in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yenty a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yenty 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 Yenty still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yenty 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 Yenty 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 Americans are named Yenty?
See how many Americans are named Yenty on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.