Unisex name · since 1992
Yanni
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 781 babies named Yanni, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 781
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yanni is the #5495 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 781 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Yanni recorded 781 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #5495 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #5,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,495 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 781 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanni ranks #5,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,495 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 781 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 781
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yanni's 781 recorded births place it above 86.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yanni compares
781 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Yanni's all-time total is 112% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yanni | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 781 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yanni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yanni's full recorded timeline at 2009, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yanni popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Yanni popularity over time - girls
280 total births recorded since 1993 (Yanni as girls' name)
Yanni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (291 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Yanni's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Yanni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
203 births
- 2000s
2000s
291 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 291 births (37% of all-time use).
How Yanni 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 Yanni's total volume
Yanni by state
Where Yanni concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 6.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 37 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 25 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
54 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yanni's data
- Yanni's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (291 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yannis (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yanni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Yanni 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.