Iyanu

Popularity Trends

The name Iyanu is the #7,702 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 37 recorded births since 2018. This represents the 0.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,695 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 21 births since 2019. For boys, it ranks #4,570 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 16 births since 2018.

Iyanu first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2018 (2018 for boys and 2019 for girls). Birth data for Iyanu is available in 5 out of the 6 years between 2018 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Iyanu has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (56.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 0.0% of babies named Iyanu were girls. Interestingly, until around 2019, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 2018 to 2018), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (65.6% girls from 2019 to 2023).

For girls, Iyanu reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #941) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2021.

For boys, Iyanu reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.1% percentile (ranked #910) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.1% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Iyanu is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #910 (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Iyanu".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2019

First Recorded

2019

Peak Percentile

0.4%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#941

Current Rank

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Female statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

2018

Peak Percentile

0.1%

Current Percentile

0.1%

Peak Rank

#910

Current Rank

#910

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Iyanu", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Iyanu.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Iyanu's popularity from 2015 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts. For less common names, correlations may be less meaningful because we only have data for years in which at least 5 births of the same gender were recorded.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Iyanu at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Iyanu range from Zhaviah at 97.5% correlation to Mykie at 94.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 95.2%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Delahni with 65 births (100% girls) and the least popular is Aadhan with 23 births (100% boys).

Iyanu's share of births peaked at 6 births per million in 2021 (4.9 for girls in 2019 and 3.3 for boys in 2023). It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (43% of peak) in 2018. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Iyanu had 3.3 births per million, 54% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

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About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Iyanu

Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Iyanu. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 56.7% confident that Iyanu is pronounced as ee-YAH-nue, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ee-AH-nue, at 16.7% confidence, with 3 syllables.

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10.0%

ee-YAH-nue (3 syllables)

56.7% confidence

IY0 Y AA1 N UW0

ee-AH-nue (3 syllables)

16.7% confidence

IY0 AA1 N UW0

ee-UH-nue (3 syllables)

16.7% confidence

IY0 AH1 N UW0

ee-YUH-nue (3 syllables)

10.0% confidence

IY0 Y AH1 N UW0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Iyanu? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Iyanu. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Iyanu, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like IY0 Y AA1 N UW0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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