Total births
16
Recorded 2004–2006 Boys' name Peak 2004 16 births
Yanik — boys' name
16 babies named Yanik in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yanik was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
10 babies were named Yanik in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Yanik
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Yanik between 2004 and 2006, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yanik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanik performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Yanik 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 16 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.
Yanik at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Yanik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2004
- Peak year (2004)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Yanik by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Yanik's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yanik? ▼
16 babies have been named Yanik since 2004. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2004 with 10 births.
When was Yanik most popular? ▼
Yanik was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Yanik been used? ▼
Yanik has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 3 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Yanik? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Yanik
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Yancy Boy
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Yancey Boy
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Yannick Boy
#5305 1,054 births
Yan Boy
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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, 2004–2006 (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.