According to the U.S. baby name data, the rare name Yendi saw peak usage in 2010:
- 2012: 6 baby girls named Yendi
- 2011: unlisted
- 2010: 10 baby girls named Yendi
- 2009: unlisted
- 2008: 5 baby girls named Yendi
Why?
Because of Jamaican beauty queen Yendi Phillipps.
She placed first runner-up at Miss Universe 2010, which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August of that year.
The Miss Universe pageant doesn’t include a talent competition, but it does feature a national costume competition. Yendi’s costume was inspired by the endangered Jamaican swallowtail, the largest butterfly species in the Western Hemisphere.
What are your thoughts on the name Yendi?
Sources: Yendi Phillipps – Wikipedia, SSA
Image: Screenshot of the TV broadcast of the 59th Miss Universe pageant
[Latest update: Jul. 2024]