Recorded 2008–2008 Boys' name Peak 2008 5 births

Yanko — boys' name

5 babies named Yanko in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s5
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Yanko was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

5 babies were named Yanko in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanko

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Yanko between 2008 and 2008, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yanko currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanko performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanko 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 5 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.

Yanko at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

5

Since 2008

1 years of records

Peak year

2008

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

2008

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2008

Yanko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 2008 5

Yanko by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 100% of Yanko's all-time total
2000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanko?
5 babies have been named Yanko since 2008. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 5 births.
When was Yanko most popular?
Yanko was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Yanko been used?
Yanko has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 1 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Yanko?
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, 2008–2008 (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.