Unisex name · since 1998
Yanis
Yanis has 674 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,562 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
674 babies have been named Yanis since 1998, making it today's #2562 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Yanis recorded 674 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #2562 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,562 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 674 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanis ranks #6,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,562 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 674 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,562 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yanis's 674 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yanis compares
674 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yanis's all-time total is 83% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yanis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 674 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yanis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yanis's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yanis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Yanis popularity over time - girls
134 total births recorded since 1998 (Yanis as girls' name)
Yanis by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (341 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Yanis's strongest decade.
341 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Yanis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s
2020s
341 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 341 births (51% of all-time use).
How Yanis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yanis's total volume
Yanis by state
Where Yanis concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 44 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 24 | 3.6% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 16 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 1.0% |
44 of 674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Yanis appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Yaniss (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1998–2025 (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 Yanis 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.