Boys' name · since 1984
Yann
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 346 babies named Yann, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,364 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 346
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yann is the #7364 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 346 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yann has been recorded 346 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #7364 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,364 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 346 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yann ranks #9,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,364 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 346 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,364 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 346
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yann's 346 recorded births place it above 78.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Yann compares
346 48th percentile among 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
Yann's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yann | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 346 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yann splits its recorded history at 2009: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Yann by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (122 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Yann's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Yann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (35% of all-time use).
Yann by state
Where Yann concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
6 of 346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yann's data
- Yann's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Yanns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
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, 1984–2025 (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 Yann 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.