Recorded 1989–2016 Unisex name Peak 1989 57 births

Yanick — boys' name

57 babies named Yanick in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s122000s242010s13
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Yanick was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yanick in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanick

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Yanick between 1989 and 2016, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yanick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Yanick is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 45 additional births since 1976.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanick performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yanick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yanick at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

57

Since 1989

28 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1989

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2016

Yanick popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1989

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 201620142005200420032001199119901989 8

Yanick popularity over time — girls

45 total births recorded since 1976 (Yanick as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
4681012 199419921981198019781976 9

Yanick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 42% of Yanick's all-time total
1980s81990s122000s242010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanick?
57 babies have been named Yanick since 1989. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Yanick most popular?
Yanick was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Is Yanick a unisex name?
Yes, Yanick is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 57 births, and as a girl's name it has 45 births.
How long has the name Yanick been used?
Yanick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 28 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Yanick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yandel, Yancy, Yancey, Yannick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.