Boys' name · since 2004

Yanik

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.

#31,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

Yanik is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 2004.

Social Security Administration records show Yanik recorded 16 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2006.

  • #31,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanik ranks #31,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yanik's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yanik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yanik's full recorded timeline at 2006, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yanik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2004)
10
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
567891011 20042006 6

Yanik by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Yanik's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Yanik births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanik? ▼
16 babies have been named Yanik since 2004. All-time, it sits at #31,126 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2004 with 10 births.
Where does Yanik sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanik ranks #31,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

Nearby Names Like Yanik

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yanik

Yandel Boy
#2791 3,739 births
Yancy Boy
#10729 2,433 births
Yancey Boy
1,503 births
Yannick Boy
#5100 1,073 births
Yan Boy
#2378 986 births

Compare Yanik side by side: Yanik vs Yandel Yanik vs Yancy Yanik vs Yancey

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Bunyon
16 births · Peak 1919
Chatman
16 births · Peak 1921
Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
16 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yanik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yanik draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.