Boys' name · since 2015

Yannai

25 babies named Yannai in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,410 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 2015
2020s
peak decade

25 boys have been named Yannai since 2015, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Yannai recorded 25 times among boys since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2015 to 2021.

  • #27,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 25 born since 2015
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yannai ranks #27,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.

#27,410 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 2015
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yannai's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% 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.

Yannai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yannai's full recorded timeline at 2020, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yannai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
456789 2015201820202021 7

Yannai by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).

2020s was Yannai's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Yannai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yannai?
Yannai has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,410 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 8 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
Where does Yannai sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yannai ranks #27,410 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 Yannai most popular?
Yannai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Yannai been used?
Records for Yannai go back to 2015, giving 7 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Yannai?
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 Yannai

Nearby Names Like Yannai

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

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yannai: 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, 2015–2021 (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 Yannai 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.